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Judges 1:3 / Joshua 19:9 Judges 1:7 / Panamuwa Inscription Judges 2:3 / Deuteronomy 7:16 Judges 4:5 / 1 Kings 13:14 Judges 4:8 / LXX Judges 4:8 Judges 4:11 / LXX Judges 4:11 Judges 4:15 / Exodus 14:24 Judges 5:4 / Deuteronomy 33:2 Judges 5:4 / Psalm 68:7 Judges 5:5 / Judith 16:15 Judges 5:5 / Wisdom of Solomon 5:22 Judges 5:5 / Psalm 68:8 Judges 5:8 / LXX Judges 5:8 Judges 5:19 / Revelation 16:16 Judges 5:21 / LXX Judges 5:21 Judges 5:24 / Luke 1:42 Judges 5:24 / Genesis 17:16 Judges 5:25 / The Courtship of Inanna and Dumuzi Judges 5:31 / Isaiah 30:26 Judges 6:5 / Isaiah 33:4 Judges 6:10 / Joshua 24:15 Judges 6:13 / Deuteronomy 6:20 Judges 6:14 / LXX Judges 6:14 Judges 6:16 / LXX Judges 6:16 Judges 7:2 / Zechariah 4:6 Judges 7:2 / 1 Maccabees 3:19 Judges 7:13 / ARM 26 Judges 9:5 / The Baal Cycle Judges 9:5 / Panamuwa Inscription Judges 9:5 / Genesis 12:6 Judges 9:23 / 1 Samuel 16:14 Judges 9:37 / Ezekiel 38:12 Judges 9:53 / 2 Samuel 11:21 Judges 10:15 / Genesis 16:6 Judges 11:24 / Deuteronomy 32:8 Judges 11:30 / Leviticus 5:4 Judges 12:14 / Numbers 11:16 Judges 13:5 / 1 Samuel 1:11 Judges 13:6 / Matthew 1:20 Judges 14:8 / Numbers 6:6 Judges 14:10 / Numbers 6:3 Judges 16:17 / Numbers 6:5 Judges 17:3 / Deuteronomy 27:15 Judges 17:6 / Deuteronomy 12:8 Judges 17:13 / Genesis 22:12 Judges 19:15 / Genesis 19:2 Judges 19:22 / Genesis 19:5 Judges 19:23 / 2 Samuel 13:12 Judges 19:29 / 1 Samuel 11:7 Judges 20:11 / 1 Samuel 11:7 Judges 20:13 / Deuteronomy 13:5 Judges 20:48 / Deuteronomy 13:15

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Summary

Date: 6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)

The book of Judges is the second of Former Prophets. Its place was determined chrono­logically - it covers the period after Joshua's death at the end of the book of Joshua and before the anointing of Saul as king in 1 Samuel. The book is named after its central char­acters, "judges". The judges are mostly shown as tribal leaders who delivered their people from oppres­sion. Some were military leaders, some were lone warriors, and others were leaders and commanders.

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