Explore the Biblical Book: Judges

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Summary of Judges

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Outline of Judges

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Judges 1:1-36 – The Settlement of Canaan as a Political Problem

Judges 2:1-3:6 – The Settlement of Canaan as a Theological Problem

Judges 3:7-11 – Othniel

Judges 3:12-30 – Ehud

Judges 4:1-5:31 – Deborah and Barak

Judges 6:1-8:35 – Gideon

Judges 9:1-57 – Abimelech

Judges 10:1-5 – Two Minor Judges: Tola and Jair

Judges 10:6-12:7 – Jephthah against the Ammonites

Judges 12:8-15 – Three Minor Judges: Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon

Judges 13:1-16:31 – Samson against the Philistines

Judges 17:1-18:31 – The Origin of the Sanctuary at Dan

Judges 19:1-21:25 – Civil War

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Deborah

Delilah

Gideon

Jael

Jephthah

Samson

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Ancient Near East

Israel in the Time of the Judges (Northern)

Israel in the Time of the Judges (Southern)

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The book of Judges presents the story of the individual tribes that became Israel from the death of Joshua to the birth of Samuel.

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