Eglon

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Eglon is a Moabite king from the Hebrew Bible, known for being assassinated by the Israelite judge Ehud in the Book of Judges.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Moabite
biblical figure
king
appearsInChapter Judges 3 NERFINISHED
associatedWith Moabite domination of Israel
capital Jericho NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath assassination
deathLeadsTo Israelite revolt
Moabite defeat
deathManner stabbed with a sword
defeatedBy Israelites under Ehud NERFINISHED
describedAs very fat man
durationOfOppression 18 years
enemyOf Ehud NERFINISHED
Israel NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Moabites NERFINISHED
formedAllianceWith Amalekites NERFINISHED
Ammonites NERFINISHED
genreContext biblical narrative
governedFrom Jericho NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod period of the Judges
killedBy Ehud NERFINISHED
killedIn cool roof chamber
private upper room
languageOfName Hebrew
literaryFunction example of foreign oppressor punished by God
mentionedIn Book of Judges NERFINISHED
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible
surface form: Old Testament
narrativeRole oppressor of Israel
oppressed Israelites NERFINISHED
tribes of Israel NERFINISHED
oppressedFor 18 years
positionHeld king of Moab
receivedTributeFrom Israelites NERFINISHED
receivesMessageDescribedAs secret message from God
religion Moabite religion NERFINISHED
residence Jericho NERFINISHED
scripturalBookOrder seventh book of the Hebrew Bible (Judges)
scripturalTradition Deuteronomistic history NERFINISHED
sourceText Masoretic Text NERFINISHED
Septuagint NERFINISHED
subsequentRole example of divine deliverance through judge
theologicalRole instrument of divine punishment on Israel
victimOf Ehud’s deception

Referenced by (2)

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Ehud opponent Eglon
Ehud killed Eglon