Judges, book of the Bible, seventh book of the Old Testament in the order of the Authorized Version. It is the sequel of Joshua Joshua (jŏsh`
ə), book of the Bible.
..... Click the link for more information. in the biblical history, telling of the Hebrews in the Promised Land from Joshua's death up to the time of Samuel Samuel, two books of the Bible, originally a single work, called First and Second Samuel in modern Bibles, and First and Second Kingdoms in the Septuagint . They are considered part of "Deuteronomistic history," in which the book of Deuteronomy functions as the
..... Click the link for more information. . As stated in its introduction, the book is an account of Israel's successive apostasies from God and their consequences—first, punishment at the hands of a foreign nation, then delivery from it by God, who raises up a leader. The leaders are called judges; they are primarily military leaders, the heads of tribes. The chronology of Judges is impossible to untangle, partly because of occasional failure to give the length of time between the judges. The book consists mainly of lengthy accounts of a few judges: Deborah Deborah (dĕb`ōrə), in the Bible, prophetess and judge of Israel, the only woman to hold that office.
..... Click the link for more information. with Barak Barak (bā`răk), in the Bible, leader from N Canaan who fought, with Deborah , against Jabin and Sisera.
..... Click the link for more information. , Gideon Gideon (gĭd`ēən), or Jerubbaal
..... Click the link for more information. , Gideon's usurping son Abimelech 1 Name or title of a king of Gerar who had various dealings with Abraham and Isaac.
2 See Ahimelech (1.)
3 Son of Gideon. He murdered his 70 brothers, except Jotham, and became "king."
..... Click the link for more information. , Jephthah Jephthah (jĕf`thə), in the Book of Judges, a Hebrew raider, son of Gilead and a judge of Israel.
..... Click the link for more information. , and Samson Samson, in the Bible, judge of Israel. His long hair was a symbol of his vows to God, and because of this covenant Samson was strong. The enemies of his people, the Philistines, accomplished his destruction through the woman Delilah.
..... Click the link for more information. . The other judges receive less attention, some a bare mention: Othniel, Ehud, and Shamgar before Deborah; Tola and Jair before Jephthah; and Ibzan, Elon and Abdon before Samson. The opening chapter of the book is out of order, for it belongs to the period of Joshua; the closing chapters contain two appended stories of violence, one laid in Dan, the other in Benjamin. For critical views of the composition and for bibliography, see Old Testament Old Testament, Christian name for the Hebrew Bible, which serves as the first division of the Christian Bible (see New Testament ). The designations "Old" and "New" seem to have been adopted after c.A.D.
..... Click the link for more information. .
ə), book of the Bible...... Click the link for more information. in the biblical history, telling of the Hebrews in the Promised Land from Joshua's death up to the time of Samuel Samuel, two books of the Bible, originally a single work, called First and Second Samuel in modern Bibles, and First and Second Kingdoms in the Septuagint . They are considered part of "Deuteronomistic history," in which the book of Deuteronomy functions as the
..... Click the link for more information. . As stated in its introduction, the book is an account of Israel's successive apostasies from God and their consequences—first, punishment at the hands of a foreign nation, then delivery from it by God, who raises up a leader. The leaders are called judges; they are primarily military leaders, the heads of tribes. The chronology of Judges is impossible to untangle, partly because of occasional failure to give the length of time between the judges. The book consists mainly of lengthy accounts of a few judges: Deborah Deborah (dĕb`ōrə), in the Bible, prophetess and judge of Israel, the only woman to hold that office.
..... Click the link for more information. with Barak Barak (bā`răk), in the Bible, leader from N Canaan who fought, with Deborah , against Jabin and Sisera.
..... Click the link for more information. , Gideon Gideon (gĭd`ēən), or Jerubbaal
..... Click the link for more information. , Gideon's usurping son Abimelech 1 Name or title of a king of Gerar who had various dealings with Abraham and Isaac.
2 See Ahimelech (1.)
3 Son of Gideon. He murdered his 70 brothers, except Jotham, and became "king."
..... Click the link for more information. , Jephthah Jephthah (jĕf`thə), in the Book of Judges, a Hebrew raider, son of Gilead and a judge of Israel.
..... Click the link for more information. , and Samson Samson, in the Bible, judge of Israel. His long hair was a symbol of his vows to God, and because of this covenant Samson was strong. The enemies of his people, the Philistines, accomplished his destruction through the woman Delilah.
..... Click the link for more information. . The other judges receive less attention, some a bare mention: Othniel, Ehud, and Shamgar before Deborah; Tola and Jair before Jephthah; and Ibzan, Elon and Abdon before Samson. The opening chapter of the book is out of order, for it belongs to the period of Joshua; the closing chapters contain two appended stories of violence, one laid in Dan, the other in Benjamin. For critical views of the composition and for bibliography, see Old Testament Old Testament, Christian name for the Hebrew Bible, which serves as the first division of the Christian Bible (see New Testament ). The designations "Old" and "New" seem to have been adopted after c.A.D.
..... Click the link for more information. .
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