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Abimelech
Abimelech
Abimelech Son of
Gideon (or Jerubbaal) and a concubine from
Shechem. Upon the death of Gideon, Abimelech got himself proclaimed king at Shechem (Judg. 9), contrary to the tradition in Israel which held that Yahweh alone was king. Before long the town rejected Abimelech but by way of reprisal he destroyed it; there is archaeological evidence of the destruction of Shechem between 1150 and 1125 BCE. He was killed while besieging
Thebez by a woman who heaved a millstone and broke his skull (Judg. 9: 53).
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Abimelech und sein Konigtum: Diachrone und synchrone Untersuchungen zu Ri 9
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; EDGAR JANS, Abimelech und sein Konigtum: Diachrone und synchrone...of recent study on the pericope about Abimelech and the composition of Judges is followed...narratives about the struggle between Abimelech and Gaal (Gaal I, vv. 26-34a...
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Self-interest or Communal Interest: An Ideology of Leadership in the Gideon, Abimelech, and Jephthah Narratives (Judg. 6-12).(RELIGION)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2005; 551 words
; ...2005-042197 90-04-14354-8 Self-interest or communal interest; an ideology of leadership in the Gideon, Abimelech, and Jephthah narratives (Judg. 6-12). Assis, Elie. (Supplements to Vetus Testamentum; 106) Brill Academic...
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History is repeating itself
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 10/18/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...introduces Sarah as his sister, and the King Abimelech takes her into his harem. Abimelech and his servants then become struck with impotence...true relationship between Sarah and Abraham to Abimelech in a dream, Abimelech confronts Abraham in...
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Isaac: Champion of the land
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 11/24/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...making a treaty with a false partner. Abimelech, the king of Gerar, is one of the most...conflicts and treaties. We first meet Abimelech in his confrontation with Abraham, when...claims that Sarah is his sister - and Abimelech immediately takes her into his harem...
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DISCOVERING TORAH
Newspaper article from: Chicago Jewish Star; 11/20/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...who tries to fool the king of Gerar, Abimelech, into thinking that Sarah is his sister...wife, `She is my sister.' "So King Abimelech of Gerar had Sarah brought to him. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him...
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The case for Esau
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 11/12/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Gerar - the city of the Philistine king Abimelech, situated on the southern border of Israel...their wives taken into - and freed from - Abimelech's harem. Abraham had also made a treaty with Abimelech, presumably allowing the descendants...
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A righteous gentile
Magazine article from: Washington Jewish Week; 11/9/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...announced that his wife Sarah was his sister, and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent messengers and took...Egypt. The approaching doom to be brought upon Abimelech is swift. God appears to Abimelech as if in a dream and warns him in no uncertain...
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A detail of history: Women smash melons to vindicate Bible story
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 7/28/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...threw an "upper millstone" and crushed Abimelech's skull. The watermelons were stand-ins for Abimelech's ill-fated head. Herr and Boyd...woman of Thebez, who seriously wounded Abimelech but left him alive. The Bible says the...
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The rule of four
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 4/3/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...escapes from the palaces of Pharaoh and Abimelech miraculously unharmed physically but...of the message of Isaac and Rebekah. Abimelech journeys to make treaties with Isaac...and free Israel from bondage, so too Abimelech, in spite of his peaceful protestations...
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BETWEEN THE LINES: Repentance Is Only The First Step
Newspaper article from: The Jewish Week; 9/25/1998; 700+ words
; ...the message in the story of Abraham and Abimelech, the king of the Phillistines, which...intentions and missed opportunities. Abimelech, recognizing that Abraham has found...oath there. And then, we are told, Abimelech "departed and returned to the land of...
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Abimelech
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
Abimelech Son of Gideon (or Jerubbaal) and a...Shechem . Upon the death of Gideon, Abimelech got himself proclaimed king at Shechem...king. Before long the town rejected Abimelech but by way of reprisal he destroyed it...
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Nob
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
...Jerusalem (Isa. 10: 32) where eighty-five priests lived with Abimelech . David, in flight from Saul , was given refuge and food there (the...not repeated by Matt. or Luke) which mentions Abiathar instead of Abimelech.
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Zebul
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Zebul , in the Bible, ruler of Shechem, supporter of Abimelech.
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Isaac
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...offered him at an early age as a sacrifice to God—a deed prevented by divine intervention. The Philistine king Abimelech gave him shelter in time of famine, and he grew rich in lands and possessions. Before his death, Rebecca, by ruse, caused...
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Gaal
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Gaal , in the Bible, leader of the Shechemites in their uprising against Abimelech.
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