Judge of Israel
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Judge of Israel refers to one of the leaders who governed and delivered the Israelites in the pre-monarchic period as described in the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Judges.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Judges of Israel | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical role
ⓘ
charismatic leader ⓘ governor ⓘ leader ⓘ |
| associatedWith | tribal confederation of Israel ⓘ |
| authoritySource |
charismatic empowerment by God
ⓘ
divine appointment ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
king of Israel
ⓘ
priest of Israel ⓘ |
| function |
call Israel to faithfulness to Yahweh
ⓘ
deliver Israel from oppression ⓘ lead in war ⓘ settle disputes ⓘ |
| governingBasis | covenant with Yahweh ⓘ |
| governs |
Israelites
NERFINISHED
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tribes of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender |
female
ⓘ
male ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSource | Book of Judges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
1 Samuel
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Book of Judges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Abdon
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Deborah NERFINISHED ⓘ Ehud NERFINISHED ⓘ Elon NERFINISHED ⓘ Gideon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibzan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jair NERFINISHED ⓘ Jephthah NERFINISHED ⓘ Othniel NERFINISHED ⓘ Samson NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ Shamgar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure |
non-dynastic leadership
ⓘ
regional leadership ⓘ |
| precedes |
kings of Israel
ⓘ
monarchy in Israel ⓘ |
| religiousContext | ancient Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousText |
Hebrew Bible
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Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| roleIn |
delivering Israel from enemies
ⓘ
governing the Israelites ⓘ judicial leadership ⓘ military leadership ⓘ spiritual leadership ⓘ |
| scripturalGenreContext | Deuteronomistic history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-monarchic period of Israel ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.