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.
Statements (45)
| 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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