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Judges Flashcards

1
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Summary of the Book of Judges

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1-2 Israel Fails to Drive out the Canaanites
3-5 Othneil, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah
6-9 Gideon, Tola, Jair
10-12 Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon
13-16 Samson
17-18 Micah and the Danites
19-21 Outrage at Gibeah and its consequences

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Who are the 12 Judges in the book of Judges?

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Othniel
Ehud
Shamgar
Deborah
Gideon
Tola
Jair
Jephthah
Ibzan
Elon
Abdon
Samson

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Who does the Lord say will lead Israel against the Canaanites after Joshua’s death?

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Judah

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Who joined Judah in going against the souther canaanites?

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Simeon

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What is the name of the Canaanite that Judah and Simeon kill in Jerusalem? What did they cut off of his?

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Adoni-bezek
Cut off his thumbs and great toes.

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What did Judah do to the city of Jerusalem after killing Adoni-bezek?

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Set it on fire.

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Who drove out the thee sons of Anak and settled in Hebron?

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Caleb

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What did the children of Benjamin do with the Jebusites?

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Failed to drive them out of Jerusalem but instead dwelt with them.

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What was the name of Beth-el before?

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Luz

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What is an anologous story to the one in Judges 1 when the House of Joseph go up against Beth-el and a man helps them?

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The story of Joshua 2 and 6 when the Harlot Rahab in Jericho

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What did the Tribes of Israel do when they didn’t drive out the inhabitants?

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Made the Canaanites pay tribute.

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Where did the angel of the Lord come up from to remind Israel that they are not to make league with the native Canaanites?

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From Gilgal to Bochim

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What does the word Bochim mean?

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Weeping

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What Gods did Israel go after once Joshua and those who knew him died?

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They served Baal and Ashtaroth, the Gods of the Canaanites

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What did God do to deliver the Israelites from the spoilers that spoiled them once they served false Gods?

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He raised up Judges

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What reason were the Gods Baal and Ashtaroth attractive to the Israelites beside they were the Gods of the Natives?

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They were associated with agriculture and fertility which is now needed for Israel to grow crops.

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Which female gods did Israel start worshiping in Judges?

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Ashtaroth

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After the Israelites first started worshipping Baalim and Asheroth what king of Mesopotamia enslaved them?

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Chushan-rishathaim

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How long did Chushan-rishathaim enslave Israel?

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8 years

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Who was the deliverer the Lord raised up to deliver the Israelites from the king of Mesopotamia?

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Othniel, Caleb’s younger brother

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How long did the Israelites have rest after Othniel killed Chushan-rishathaim?

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40 years

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What king enslaved Israel after Othniel died? What was he king of?

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Eglon, the king of Moab

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Who did the Lord raise as a deliverer to slay the king of Moab, Eglon? What tribe was he from?

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Ehud, a Benjamanite

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How did Ehud kill Eglon?

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He brought him gifts then told him he had a message from God for him and killed him with a concealed dagger. He locked the doors to the room and the servants waited a while before checking on him and then found him dead.

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How many years did Eglon rule over Israel?

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18 years.

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How many mend did Ehud and the Israelites slay in Moab?

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10,000

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How long did the Israelites have peace after Ehud killed Eglon, and the Israelites slayed the Moabites?

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80 years

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Who was the deliverer after Ehud?

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Shamgar

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Who did Shamgar kill for the Israelites?

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600 Philistines

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After Ehud and Shamgar who ruled the Israelites?

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Jabin

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31
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Who was the Judge of the Israelites when Jabin ruled over them?

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Deborah

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Who did Deborah call to to slay Sisera? Who was Sisera?

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Sisera was the captain of Jabin’s army
Deborah called Barak to kill her with ten thousand men from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun

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Who killed Sisera?

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Jail the wife of Heber the Kenite.

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How many years did the Israelites have rest after Jabin was killed?

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40 years.

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35
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Who oppressed Israel after Jabin?

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Midian

36
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Who did God send to save Israel from Midian?

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Gideon

37
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What tribe is Gideon from?

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Manasseh

38
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Who was Gideon’s father?

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Joash

39
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What got Gideon to believe God had called him to save Israel?

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An angel of the Lord vanished in front of him.

40
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What did Gideon do after he believed because the Angel of the Lord disappeared in front of him?

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Built an altar called Jehovah-shalom

41
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Why did the people want to kill Gideon which required his father’s intervention?

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He destroyed the altar of Baal and made an altar to the Lord

42
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What was Gideon’s father’s response to him destroying the altar of Baal?

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He sided with his son against the people

43
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What was Gideon’s new name after destroying the altar of Baal?

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Jerubbaal

44
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What sign did Gideon require even after being renamed Jerubbaal before destroying the Midianites?

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A fleece being wet in the morning and then dry the next morning.

45
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Before Gideon went to fight the Midianites how did the Lord select which soldiers to actually send?

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First he sent away all that were fearful. Then he had them go to the water and only kept the ones that lappeth of the water with his tongue.

46
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How many men did Gideon take to surround the Midianites and blow trumpets to scatter them?

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300

47
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What two cities refused to help Gideon in his pursuit of Zebah and Zalmunna?

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Succoth and Penuel

48
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How did Gideon punish the people of Succoth and Penuel for not helping him?

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Took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. He killed them all

49
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Who are the two sons of Gideon and what two versions of him can they represent?

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Jether - refused to do the killing so represent his past self afraid like Moses before going to Egypt
Abimelech - 2nd son who is strong representing the Aaron version of him that made the Ephod/Idol for the people

50
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Who ruled the people after Gideon?

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His son Abimelech

51
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What did Abimelech do to his brothers? 70 sons of Gideon?

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He killed all of them except Jotham to ensure he could be the next ruler

52
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How long did Abimelech reign over Israel after killing his brothers?

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3 years

53
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How did Abimelech die?

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A woman dropped a millstone on his head but he quickly had a young armourbearer, a man, kill him with a sword so it wouldn’t be spoken of him that a woman killed him.

54
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Who were the 2 following judges after Gideon? How many years did they judge?

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Tola - 23 years
Jair - 22 years

55
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After Jair’s death, how many years were the Israelites oppressed for worshiping false gods again?

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18

56
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After which Judge’s death did the Lord sell the Israelites into the hands of the Philistines and then refuse to deliver the people again because they have forsaken him for other Gods?

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After the judge Jair.

57
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After the Israelites fell into apostasy after Jair’s death what did they have to do to have another Judge save them?

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They had to put away the strange gods from among them and serve the Lord.

58
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Who was the Judge after Jair?

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Jephthah

59
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Who did Jephthah defeat for the Israelites?

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Children of Ammon

60
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What was the Vow that Jephthah vowed?

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That he would sacrifice whatsoever cometh froth of the doors of my house to meet me

61
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Who came to meet Jephthah, who he had to sacrifice after defeating the ammonites?

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His only child his daughter

62
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What did Jephthah’s daughter ask for before being sacrificed?

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for 2 months up in the mountains.

63
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Who were the 3 judges after Jephpthah?

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Ibzan, Elon, Abdon

64
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Which Judge was after Abdon? The Last Judge?

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Samson

65
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What was the father’s name of Samson?

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Manoah

66
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What was the mother of Samson commanded concerning her son?

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She should not drink win or strong drink and eat anything unclean. Also that Samson should not have a razor cut his hair.

67
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Which group of people ruled Israel when Samson was born?

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Philistines

68
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What does the word Nazar mean? Root of Nazarine?

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To separate, To Obstain

69
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Which group of people was Samson’s wife from?

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Philistines

70
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What did Samson’s wife do to get him to tell her the answer to his riddle?

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Wept for 7 days.

71
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What did Samson’s wife do when she got the answer to his riddle?

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Betrayed him and told all the people

72
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What did Samson’s father-in-law do with his wife?

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Gave her to another.

73
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What did Samson do in return for his father-in-law giving his wife to another?

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Burnt the crops and vineyards of the Philistines

74
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What did the Tribe of Judah do to Samson after he burnt the crop to get the Philistines to stop ruling over them?

A

Bound him with cords and delivered him to the Philistines

75
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What did Samson do to the Philistines after breaking out of the cords put on by the tribe of Judah?

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He used a jawbone of an ass to kill a thousand men.

76
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How many years did Samson Judge Israel?

A

20 years

77
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What were the three ways Samson told Delilah that his strength could be conquered?

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  1. 7 Green withs that were never dried bound him
  2. Bind him fast with new ropes that hadn’t been used.
  3. Weave 7 locks of his head with the web of the loom
78
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What did the Philistines do to Samson after his hair was cut?

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They put out his eyes and took him bound to Gaza. Then they set him for sport between two pillars of a building

79
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How did Samson die and where was he buried?

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He died by pulling down the two pillars to which he was bound killing himself and all the Lords of the Philistines in the building.

He was buried in Zorah and Eschtaol

80
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Who was Micah after the rule of Judges?

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He was man from Mount Ephraim whose mother used silver to purchase a graven image. Micah made an ephod, and teraphim as well as got a levite to be his priest.

81
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Which tribe stole the idols and Levite priest from Micah?

A

Danites.

82
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What is the story of the Levite who went from mount Ephraim with a concubine who was raped by the sons of Belial?

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Initially his concubine left him and he went after her to his father-in-laws house for 5 days. Then he went to Gibeah with her which belonged to Benjamin tribe. Then the sons of Belial demanded to have him to rape him but he gave them his concubine who they raped instead. Unclear if she was dead afterward but he took her back to his house and cut her into 12 pieces to send to the tribes.

The tribes rise against Benjamin who doesn’t deliver up the men of Gibeah. Benjamites are smitten and destroyed.

83
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How many times did the Israelites have to inquire of the Lord to defeat the Benjamanites after they wouldn’t give up the men of Gibeah who raped the Levite’s Concubine?

A

3 times

84
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Who stood before the altar the 3rd time to ask God if Israel should go against the tribe of Benjamin?

A

Phinehas, the grandson of Aaron, son of Eleazar

85
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How many men from the tribe of Benjamin was left after being killed by Israel?

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600

86
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How did the 600 men of the tribe of Benjamin get wives?

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400 from Jabesh-Gilead since they didn’t come help Israel and 200 from taking women at the feast in Shiloh

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