Hillel

Hillel the Pirathonite was the father of Abdon, who served as a judge over Israel for eight years (Judges 12:13–15). Abdon judged Israel and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, a region associated with this family's identity. Hillel himself is known only through his son's role, yet his mention preserves the lineage of a leader from the era before the Israelite monarchy. His name would later become famous in Jewish tradition through the great rabbinic sage Hillel of the Second Temple period, an entirely different figure.