Israelite war against Benjamin
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The Israelite war against Benjamin was a brutal civil conflict in ancient Israel, recounted in the Book of Judges, in which the other tribes nearly annihilated the tribe of Benjamin after a grievous crime in Gibeah.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Israelite war against Benjamin canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Israelite war against Benjamin Context triple: [Levite of Ephraim, triggersEvent, Israelite war against Benjamin]
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Battle of Beth Zur
The Battle of Beth Zur was a key victory of the Maccabean forces over the Seleucid Empire in 164 BCE, helping to secure Jewish control of Judea and paving the way for the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem.
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siege of Lachish
The siege of Lachish was a major 7th-century BCE Assyrian military campaign in Judah, famously depicted in detailed reliefs from King Sennacherib’s palace at Nineveh.
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Battle of Jericho
The Battle of Jericho is a biblical event in which the Israelites, led by Joshua, captured the fortified city of Jericho after its walls miraculously collapsed following seven days of ritual encirclement and trumpet blasts.
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D.
Hasmonean–Iturean conflicts
The Hasmonean–Iturean conflicts were a series of military campaigns in the late Hellenistic period in which the Jewish Hasmonean rulers fought and subdued the neighboring Iturean people to expand and consolidate their territory in the Levant.
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E.
Siege of Masada
The Siege of Masada was the Roman army’s prolonged assault (73–74 CE) on a mountaintop fortress held by Jewish rebels, ending in the mass suicide of the defenders and becoming a powerful symbol of Jewish resistance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Israelite war against Benjamin Target entity description: The Israelite war against Benjamin was a brutal civil conflict in ancient Israel, recounted in the Book of Judges, in which the other tribes nearly annihilated the tribe of Benjamin after a grievous crime in Gibeah.
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A.
Battle of Beth Zur
The Battle of Beth Zur was a key victory of the Maccabean forces over the Seleucid Empire in 164 BCE, helping to secure Jewish control of Judea and paving the way for the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem.
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B.
siege of Lachish
The siege of Lachish was a major 7th-century BCE Assyrian military campaign in Judah, famously depicted in detailed reliefs from King Sennacherib’s palace at Nineveh.
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C.
Battle of Jericho
The Battle of Jericho is a biblical event in which the Israelites, led by Joshua, captured the fortified city of Jericho after its walls miraculously collapsed following seven days of ritual encirclement and trumpet blasts.
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D.
Hasmonean–Iturean conflicts
The Hasmonean–Iturean conflicts were a series of military campaigns in the late Hellenistic period in which the Jewish Hasmonean rulers fought and subdued the neighboring Iturean people to expand and consolidate their territory in the Levant.
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E.
Siege of Masada
The Siege of Masada was the Roman army’s prolonged assault (73–74 CE) on a mountaintop fortress held by Jewish rebels, ending in the mass suicide of the defenders and becoming a powerful symbol of Jewish resistance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical event
ⓘ
civil war ⓘ intertribal conflict ⓘ |
| aftermath |
abduction of women from Shiloh for Benjamites
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provision of wives for surviving Benjamites ⓘ regret among Israelite tribes over loss of Benjamin ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Book of Judges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
crime at Gibeah
ⓘ
rape and murder of the Levite’s concubine ⓘ |
| hasGenre | historical narrative ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Gibeah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpposingSide |
confederation of the other Israelite tribes
ⓘ
tribe of Benjamin ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | survival of a remnant of Benjamin ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
tribe of Asher
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tribe of Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Ephraim NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Gad NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Issachar NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Levi NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Manasseh NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Naphtali ⓘ tribe of Reuben NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Simeon NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Zebulun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
breakdown of law and order
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collective punishment ⓘ covenant infidelity ⓘ intertribal justice ⓘ |
| isCharacterizedBy |
civil strife
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extreme brutality ⓘ mass slaughter ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySource | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn | ancient Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralInterpretation | illustration of the phrase “In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes” ⓘ |
| narrativeSection | Judges chapters 19–21 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
city of Mizpah
NERFINISHED
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city of Shiloh ⓘ tribal system of ancient Israel ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Yahwistic religion of ancient Israel ⓘ |
| result |
massacre of Benjamite population
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near annihilation of the tribe of Benjamin ⓘ oath by Israelite tribes not to give daughters to Benjamin ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition | Deuteronomistic history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | period of the Judges ⓘ |
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Subject: Israelite war against Benjamin Description of subject: The Israelite war against Benjamin was a brutal civil conflict in ancient Israel, recounted in the Book of Judges, in which the other tribes nearly annihilated the tribe of Benjamin after a grievous crime in Gibeah.
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