Book of Judges
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The Book of Judges (Hebrew: Sefer Shoftim ספר שופטים) is the seventh book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its title describes its contents: it contains the history of Biblical judges, divinely inspired leaders whose direct knowledge of Yahweh allows them to act as champions for the Israelites from oppression by foreign rulers, and models of wise and faithful behaviour required of them by their god Yahweh following the exodus from Egypt and conquest of Canaan. The events of Judges are set "between c. 1380 [B.C.E.] and the rise of Saul, c. 1050." The stories follow a consistent pattern: the people are unfaithful to Yahweh and he therefore delivers them into the hands of their enemies; the people repent and entreat Yahweh for mercy, which he sends in the form of a leader or champion (a "judge"); the judge delivers the Israelites from oppression and they prosper, but soon they fall again into unfaithfulness and the cycle is repeated.
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| שֹּׁפְטִים - Shoftim - Judges שֹּׁפְטִים - Shoftim - Judges www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0701.htm - Web |
| Judges at Mechon-Mamre Judges at Mechon-Mamre www.mechon-mamre.org/e/et/et0701.htm - Web |
| Shoftim - Judges (Judaica Press) Shoftim - Judges (Judaica Press) www.chabad.org/library/archive/LibraryArchive2.asp?AID=15750 - Web |
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| New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures www.watchtower.org/e/bible/index.htm - Web |
| Online Bible Online Bible www.gospelhall.org/bible/bible.php?passage=Judges+1 - Web |
| Judges at Bible Gateway Judges at Bible Gateway www.biblegateway.com/.../bible?language=english&version=NIV&passage=judges - Web |
| Book of Judges article Book of Judges article www.jewishencyclopedia.com/.../view.jsp?artid=689&letter=J&search=Judges - Web |
