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.

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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
tribes of Israel NERFINISHED
hasGender female
male
languageOfSources Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED
mainSource Book of Judges NERFINISHED
mentionedIn 1 Samuel NERFINISHED
Book of Judges NERFINISHED
notableExample Abdon NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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

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Othniel category Judge of Israel
this entity surface form: Judges of Israel
Jair positionHeld Judge of Israel