According to The Holy Bible, it was the name of an Old Testament Judge. He was born and died in Bethlehem. He was Jephthah's successor. It means illustrious. It is used as a male name (Hebrew origin and means illustrious).
Ibzan or Abzan, in Hebrew 1488; 1489; 1510; 1503; (ibtsán), is the name of a judge in the Old Testament that today is also used as a male name, although in English "Ibsén" or "Ibsen" are preferred.