Abimelech

Abimelech

Abimelech (; אֲבִימֶלֶךְ ’Ǎḇīmeleḵ) or Abimelek was the king of Shechem and the tribal territory of Manasseh, and a son of biblical judge Gideon. His name can best be interpreted as "my father is king", claiming the inherited right to rule. He is introduced in Judges 8:31 as the son of Gideon and his Shechemite concubine, and the biblical account of his reign is described in chapter nine of the Book of Judges. According to the Bible, he was an unprincipled and ambitious ruler who often engaged in wars against his own subjects. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abimelech is the 4,803rd most popular politician (down from 3,470th in 2019). (down from 428th in 2019)

Abimelech is most famous for killing his own father to take the throne.