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Micah's Idol
Micah's idol refers to an episode recorded in Judges 17–18. Micah, an Ephraimite, made an idol for his household and established a private priesthood. The tribe of Dan later seized both and installed them at its new settlement, Dan.
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- Judges 19Bible
Judges 19 tells of a Levite who, while returning from Bethlehem with his concubine, stops in Gibeah, a town of the tribe of Benjamin. There a mob assaults the concubine, and she dies. The Levite then divides her body into twelve pieces and sends them throughout all the territory of Israel.
- Judges 17Bible
Judges 17 tells how Micah, a man living in the hill country of Ephraim, had an idol made from his mother's silver, set up a shrine in his house, and installed a wandering young Levite as his household priest.
- Judges 18Bible
Judges 18 tells how the tribe of Dan, still seeking territory, seized the idols and the Levite priest from Micah's house, conquered the northern city of Laish, renamed it Dan, and set up the graven image there.
- Jonathan (Grandson of Moses)People
Jonathan was a Levite of the period of the judges who is introduced in Judges 18:30 as "the son of Gershom" and the grandson of Moses. He became the priest of the household of Micah the Ephraimite and later went with the tribe of Dan, serving as priest at their idolatrous shrine.
- Judges 21:25Bible Verses
Judges 21:25 is the final verse of the Book of Judges. It sums up the disorder of the period of the judges by stating that there was no king in Israel and that every man did that which was right in his own eyes. The verse is frequently cited in discussions of the monarchy, the rule of God, and moral relativism.
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