In later generations the name survived as that of the family to which Gideon belonged, and perhaps also of the region which they occupied (Judges 6:34; 8:2). They are also called Abiezrites (Judges 6:11,24; 8:32). The region was West of Shechem, with Ophrah for its principal city.
One of David's mighty men, "the Anathothite" (2 Samuel 23:27; 1 Chronicles 11:28), who was also one of David s month-by-month captains, his month being the ninth (1 Chronicles 27:12).
Willis J. Beecher