And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.
What does Judges 10:8 mean?
Now the threatening was fulfilled, that the Israelites should have no power to stand before their enemies, Le 26:17,. By their evil ways and their evil doings they procured this to themselves.
Key themes
Justice and mercySalvationApostasyDeliverance
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Keep this verse inside Judges 10:6-9 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- Gilead Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh.
- Amorites People
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Highlanders, or hillmen, the name given to the descendants of one of the sons of Canaan ( Gen. 14:7 ), called Amurra or Amurri in the Assyrian and Egyptian inscriptions.
- Jordan Place
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Biblical river. Modern identification: Jordan River.