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Jotham (son of Gideon)
[People]Jotham was the youngest son of Gideon (Jerubbaal) and appears in Judges 9. He alone survived when his brother Abimelech killed their brothers, and from Mount Gerizim he proclaimed the "parable of the bramble" to rebuke the men of Shechem.
Former Prophets
[Bible]The Former Prophets is the collective name for Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings, the books that stand at the beginning of the Prophets division of the Hebrew Bible. Christian Bibles usually classify these books as historical books.
Zebul
[People]Zebul is a figure in Judges 9 who was the ruler of the city of Shechem during Abimelech's reign. He secretly informed Abimelech of Gaal's rebellion and drove Gaal out of the city.
Babylon the Great
[Bible]Babylon the Great is a symbolic city that appears in Revelation 14–18. It represents worldly power that opposes God and the judgment that falls upon that power.
Gaal
[People]Gaal, the son of Ebed, appears in Judges 9. He incited the men of Shechem to rise against Abimelech but was defeated in battle and driven out of Shechem.
Parable of the Rich Fool
[Bible]The Parable of the Rich Fool is a parable of Jesus found in Luke 12:13–21. It tells of a rich man who enlarges his barns, stores up his wealth, and feels secure, only to hear the words "this night thy soul shall be required of thee." The parable warns against covetousness.
Lord's Day
[Bible]A New Testament expression that, in Revelation 1:10, refers to the day on which Christians gathered for worship and, in the Epistles, to the last day, when Christ will return to judge.
Bochim
[Bible]Bochim is a place mentioned in Judges 2:1-5. Its name, meaning "weepers," arose because the people of Israel lifted up their voices and wept there after being rebuked by the angel of the LORD.
Gaza
[Bible]Gaza was a major Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast in southwestern Canaan. It appears in the Samson narrative in Judges and in Acts 8, where Philip met the Ethiopian eunuch on "the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza."
Psalm 58:3
[Bible Verses]A verse in Psalm 58 that indicts unjust rulers and judges and declares that the wicked go astray from birth. It is frequently cited in support of the doctrine of original sin. Interpreters debate whether it should be read as a statement about all people or as a poetic description of particular wicked individuals.
Romans 2
[Bible]Romans 2 declares that those who judge others, as well as Jews who possess the law, cannot escape God's righteous judgment, and it teaches that the true Jew and true circumcision are matters of the heart.
Hill of Moreh
[Bible]The hill of Moreh is a hill in the Jezreel Valley mentioned in Judges 7:1. When Gideon fought the Midianite army, the Midianites encamped in the valley by this hill.
Last Judgment
[Doctrine & Theology]The Last Judgment is the Christian teaching that at the end of history Jesus Christ will return and judge all people, both the living and the dead. It is confessed in the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed.
Ezekiel 21
[Bible]Ezekiel 21 contains prophecies that the LORD will draw His sword to judge Jerusalem and the king of Israel, that the king of Babylon will practice divination at a fork in the road and turn toward Jerusalem, and that Ammon will also come under judgment.
Laish
[Bible]Laish was the original name of a city at the northern extremity of Israel before the tribe of Dan captured it and renamed it "Dan." It appears in Judges 18, and Joshua 19:47 records it as "Leshem."
Purah
[People]Purah was Gideon's servant in the Old Testament Book of Judges. On the night before the battle against Midian, he went down with Gideon close to the enemy camp and overheard what the soldiers there were saying (Judges 7:10-11).
Bedan
[People]Bedan is a figure named by Samuel in 1 Samuel 12:11 as one of those who delivered Israel. Because Scripture records nothing else about him, interpreters have proposed several identifications.
Sons of Korah
[Bible]The sons of Korah were the descendants of Korah, a member of the Kohathite family of the tribe of Levi. Although their ancestor Korah was judged for rebelling in the wilderness, his descendants survived and later served as singers and gatekeepers in the temple, and their name appears in the titles of eleven psalms.
Olive Tree
[Bible]The olive tree is an evergreen fruit tree of the Mediterranean world and the land of Canaan. In Scripture it serves as an image of anointing, of the flourishing of God's people, and of the relationship between Israel and the Gentiles.
Delilah
[People]Delilah is a woman in Judges 16 who agreed to accept silver from the lords of the Philistines, discovered the secret of Samson's strength, and brought about his capture.