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The Judges of Israel |
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Judge |
Years of Judging |
Memorable Act(s) |
Reference |
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Othniel |
40 |
He captured a powerful Canaanite city |
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Ehud |
80 |
He killed Eglon and defeated the Moabites |
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Shamgar |
unrecorded |
He killed 600 Philistines with an ox goad |
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Deborah (w/Barak) |
40 |
She defeated Sisera and the Canaanites and later sang a victory song with Barak |
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Gideon |
40 |
He destroyed his family idols, used a fleece to determine God's will, raised an army of 10,000, and defeated 135,000 Midianites with 300 soldiers |
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Tola |
23 |
He judged Israel for 23 years |
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Jair |
22 |
He had 30 sons |
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Jephthah |
6 |
He made a rash vow, defeated the Ammonites, and later battled jealous Ephraim |
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Ibzan |
7 |
He had 30 sons and 30 daughters |
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Elon |
10 |
unrecorded |
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Abdon |
8 |
He had 40 sons and 30 grandsons, each of whom had his own donkey |
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Samson |
20 |
He was a Nazirite, killed a lion with his bare hands, burned the Philistine wheat fields, killed 1,000 Philistines with a donkey's jawbone, tore off an iron gate, was betrayed by Delilah, and destroyed thousands of Philistines in one last mighty act |
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