# Ehud — Biblical Genealogy & Biography

> Canonical URL: https://localhost/people/ehud-1-31/
> Markdown URL: https://localhost/people/ehud-1-31.md
> Role: Generation 32 • Child of Gera

## Summary

(1 Chronicles 8:6) Son of Gera (Judges 3:15) Ehud was left-handed and used that attribute to enable him to kill Israel's enemy, Eglon the King of Moab (Judges 3:15-4:1). Ehud judged 80 years: 1369-1289 BCE (Judges 3:30).

## Scripture Chapters Mentioning Figure

- [Judges 3](https://localhost/bible/OT.JDG/3.md)
- [Judges 4](https://localhost/bible/OT.JDG/4.md): "And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, when Ehud was dead."
- [1 Chronicles 7](https://localhost/bible/OT.1CH/7.md): "The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar."
- [1 Chronicles 8](https://localhost/bible/OT.1CH/8.md)

## Connected Knowledge Graph Entities

- [Gera (person)](https://localhost/people/gera-0-30.md) — child of
- [The Cycle of the Judges: Rebellion, Retribution, Repentance & Rescue (study)](https://localhost/study/judges-cycle-of-apostasy.md) — STUDY_OF_PERSON