And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.
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Glossary
- Ehud Tribe
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Union. (1. ) A descendant of Benjamin ( 1 Chr. 7:10 ), his great-grandson. (2. ) The son of Gera, of the tribe of Benjamin ( Judg. 3:15 ).
- Jordan Place
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Biblical river. Modern identification: Jordan River.
- Seirah Place
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Woody district; shaggy, a place among the mountains of Ephraim, bordering on Benjamin, to which Ehud fled after he had assassinated Eglon at Jericho ( Judg. 3:26 , 27). Modern identification: hills of Ephraim.