Lux Domini
And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

Key themes

Anxiety and fearJustice and mercySalvationApostasy

Glossary

Abimelech Person

My father a king, or father of a king, a common name of the Philistine kings, as “Pharaoh” was of the Egyptian kings. (1. ) The Philistine king of Gerar in the time of Abraham ( Gen. 20:1-18 ).

Beer Place

Well. (1. ) A place where a well was dug by the direction of Moses, at the forty-fourth station of the Hebrews in their wanderings ( Num. 21:16-18 ) in the wilderness of Moab. (See WELL. ). Modern identification: El Bira.