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Judges 3

Judges 3 ( Judges • Chapter 3 (31 verses)): Now these are the nations which the Lord left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan ; Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof; Namely, fiv... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Canaan , Baal , Moses , Othniel , Lebanon , Hamath , Mesopotamia . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges —After forty years in the wilderness, Joshua and Caleb lead Israel across the Jordan River into Canaan, followed by the era of the Judges—from Othniel to Samuel —and the Moabite- Bethlehem narrative of Ruth and Boaz .

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Othniel (Generation 27 • Child of Kenaz ): ( Joshua 15:17 , Judges 3:9 ) Othniel judged Israel 40 years: 1409-1369 BCE ( Judges 3:11 ). (mentioned in Joshua 15 , Judges 1 , Judges 3 ) Ehud (Generation 32 • Child of Gera ): ( 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 ). (mentioned in Judges 3 , Judges 4 , 1 Chronicles 7 ) Kenaz (Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh ): Kenaz is a biblical figure in Generation 26, child of Jephunneh , parent of Othniel, Seraiah . ( Joshua 15:17 , Judges 3:9 ) (mentioned in Joshua 15 , Judges 3 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Mizpah 3 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 20:1 , Judg 20:3 , Judg 21:1 , Judg 21:5 , Judg 21:8 , 1 Sam 7:5 .) Rehob 3 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:30 , Josh 21:31 , Judg 1:31 , 1 Chr 6:75 (identified with Helkath ).) Ophrah 2 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 6:11 , Judg 6:24 , Judg 8:27 , Judg 8:32 , Judg 9:5 .) Gibeah 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 18:28 , Josh 24:33 , Judg 19:12 , Judg 19:13 , Judg 19:14 , Judg 19:15 .) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Canaanite Storage Jar (Amphora) — Large ovoid terracotta storage amphora (pithos/kad) with twin vertical loop handles excavated in Canaan and housed at the Israel Museum, used throughout the patriarchal, Conquest, and Judges periods to store grain, olive oil, wine, and water.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Judges 12:11 : "And after him Elon , a Zebulunite, judged Israel ; and he judged Israel ten years."; Judges 12:8 : "And after him Ibzan of Beth–lehem judged Israel."; Judges 12:13 : "And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.". Related canonical books and chapters: Judges 3 ( Judges • Chapter 3 (31 verses)), Judges (Old Testament • 21 Chapters), Judges 13 (Judges • Chapter 13 (25 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Judges 3
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Judges • Chapter 3 (31 verses)

Now these are the nations which the Lord left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan ; Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof; Namely, fiv... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Canaan , Baal , Moses , Othniel , Lebanon , Hamath , Mesopotamia .

Judges
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Old Testament • 21 Chapters

Judges (Old Testament, 21 chapters). Key figures: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Simeon , Hebron , Caleb . Key places: Bezek 1 , Jerusalem , Hebron , Debir 1 , Arad , Zephath . Opens with: "Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaan ..."

Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

After forty years in the wilderness, Joshua and Caleb lead Israel across the Jordan River into Canaan , followed by the era of the Judges —from Othniel to Samuel —and the Moabite- Bethlehem narrative of Ruth and Boaz .

Othniel
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Generation 27 • Child of Kenaz

( Joshua 15:17 , Judges 3:9 ) Othniel judged Israel 40 years: 1409-1369 BCE ( Judges 3:11 ).

Ehud
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Generation 32 • Child of Gera

( 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 ).

Judges 13
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Judges • Chapter 13 (25 verses)

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. And there was a certain man of Zorah , of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. And the ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Dan , Zorah , Eshtaol .

Judges 11
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Judges • Chapter 11 (40 verses)

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah. And Gilead 's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou... Mentions: Ammon , Jacob/Israel , Moab , Esau ( Edom ), Manasseh , Gilead, Tob , Mizpah 3 , Egypt .

אֱלֹהִים
elohim (ʾĕlōhîm) [el-o-HEEM]
H430 Hebrew noun masculine plural 2602x
God, gods, deity

Plural of majesty used predominantly with singular verbs to designate the one true God, Creator of the universe, possessing supreme transcendent power, sovereign authority, and plenitude of divine attributes.

Derivation: Plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (H433), probably from אֵל (H410).
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VIDEO • overview

Overview of Judges detailing Israel 's downward moral and spiritual spiral through cyclical sin, oppression, deliverance, and civil corruption when there was no king in Israel .

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
Mizpah 3
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Biblical Place • 31.833°N, 35.180°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 20:1 , Judg 20:3 , Judg 21:1 , Judg 21:5 , Judg 21:8 , 1 Sam 7:5 .

Kenaz
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Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh

Kenaz is a biblical figure in Generation 26, child of Jephunneh , parent of Othniel , Seraiah . ( Joshua 15:17 , Judges 3:9 )

Judges 20
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Judges • Chapter 20 (48 verses)

Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, with the land of Gilead , unto the Lord in Mizpah . And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel , presented themselves in the assembly ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Dan , Benjamin , Judah , Phinehas , Gilead , Mizpah 3 , Gibeah 1 , Baal .

Judges 21
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Judges • Chapter 21 (25 verses)

Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah , saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; And said, O Lord God of Israel , why is t... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Benjamin , Canaan , Mizpah 3 , Jabesh , Shiloh , Rimmon 2 .

Zephaniah 3
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Zephaniah • Chapter 3 (20 verses)

Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God. Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Ethiopia , Zion , Jerusalem .

Joshua 23
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Joshua • Chapter 23 (16 verses)

And it came to pass a long time after that the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. And Joshua called for all Israel , and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers,... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Joshua, Moses , Jordan .

Judges 10
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Judges • Chapter 10 (18 verses)

And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar ; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim . And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir . And after him arose Jair , a Gileadite, and judged I... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Issachar , Ephraim , Jair , Moab , Shamir 2, Gilead , Syria .

Judges Map
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Interactive Book Map • Judges

Geographic map plotting ancient cities, rivers, mountains, and events recorded across the Book of Judges .

Judges 1
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Judges • Chapter 1 (36 verses)

Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. And Judah said unt... Mentions: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Judah, Simeon , Hebron , Bezek 1 , Jerusalem , Debir 1 , Arad .

Interactive 3D Ceramic Vessel • Judges 7:16 & 1 Kings 17:12

Large ovoid terracotta storage amphora (pithos/kad) with twin vertical loop handles excavated in Canaan and housed at the Israel Museum, used throughout the patriarchal, Conquest, and Judges periods to store grain, olive oil, wine, and water.

Daniel 3
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Daniel • Chapter 3 (30 verses)

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura , in the province of Babylon . Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains,... Mentions: Dura , Babylon .

1 Chronicles 23
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 23 (32 verses)

So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel . And he gathered together all the princes of Israel , with the priests and the Levites . Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by m... Mentions: David , Solomon , Jacob/Israel, Levi , Gershon ( Gershom ), Haran , Hebron , Eder 1 , Jerusalem .

Hosea 13
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Hosea • Chapter 13 (16 verses)

When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel ; but when he offended in Baal , he died. And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of th... Mentions: Ephraim , Jacob/Israel , Baal , Egypt , Samaria .

Judges 4:4
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Judges Chapter 4, Verse 4

Scripture passage in Judges 4:4

Job 31
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Job • Chapter 31 (40 verses)

I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high? Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity? Mentions: Adam .

Rehob 3
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Biblical Place • Helkath • 32.955°N, 35.212°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:30 , Josh 21:31 , Judg 1:31 , 1 Chr 6:75 (identified with Helkath ).

Judges 16
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Judges • Chapter 16 (31 verses)

Then went Samson to Gaza , and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her. And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it i... Mentions: Hebron , Jacob/Israel , Gaza , Zorah , Eshtaol .

Ophrah 2
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Biblical Place • 32.609°N, 35.288°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 6:11 , Judg 6:24 , Judg 8:27 , Judg 8:32 , Judg 9:5 .

Map of the Judges of Israel and Oppressors
IMAGE • maps

Geographic zones of Deborah, Gideon, Jephthah, and Samson battling Canaanites, Midianites, and Philistines.

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
1 Samuel 3
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1 Samuel • Chapter 3 (21 verses)

And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli . And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision. And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see; And ere the lamp o... Mentions: Samuel , Eli, Jacob/Israel , Dan , Shiloh .

Gibeah 1
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Biblical Place • 31.824°N, 35.231°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 18:28 , Josh 24:33 , Judg 19:12 , Judg 19:13 , Judg 19:14 , Judg 19:15 .

Beth-shemesh 3
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Biblical Place • Beth-anath • 33.147°N, 35.427°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:38 , Judg 1:33 (identified with Beth-anath ).

Succoth 1
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Biblical Place • 32.200°N, 35.633°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 33:17 , Josh 13:27 , Judg 8:5 , Judg 8:6 , Judg 8:8 , Judg 8:14 .

Judges 15:15
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Judges Chapter 15, Verse 15

Scripture passage in Judges 15:15

Scripture Passages (24)

And after him Elon , a Zebulunite, judged Israel ; and he judged Israel ten years.

And after him Ibzan of Beth–lehem judged Israel .

And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel .

And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

And after him arose Jair , a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.

When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel ,

And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.

And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir .

Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth–lehem.

And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah .

Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.

And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtoreth.

Nevertheless the Lord raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.

Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

Then went Abimelech to Thebez , and encamped against Thebez , and took it.

And there was a man of mount Ephraim , whose name was Micah .

And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead .

Judges 3:14 (KJV)
Judges 3 KJV

So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,

And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.

Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.

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