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Abimelech ( / əˈbɪməˌlɛk /; אֲבִימֶלֶךְ ’Ǎḇīmeleḵ) or Abimelek was the king of Shechem and the tribal territory of Manasseh, [1] and a son of biblical judge Gideon. His name can best be interpreted as "my father is king", [2] [3] claiming the inherited right to rule.
Jan 4, 2022 · Abimelech (also spelled Abimelek), one of Gideon’s sons, served as a judge of Israel following the judgeship of Gideon. He is first mentioned in Judges 8:30–31 where we read, “ [Gideon] had seventy sons of his own, for he had many wives.
Abimelech the sixth Judge of Israel. Abimelech was the son of Gideon by a concubine in Shechem. Abimelech ruled for three years from 1151BC-1149BC. He started his rule by killing the 70 sons of Gideon. In some places Gideon is also called Jerub-Baal.
Dec 8, 2022 · Abimelech (Hebrew: אֲבִימֶ֫לֶך, also known as Abimelek), one of Gideon’s sons, served as a judge of Israel after Gideon. He Judged Israel for three years (B.C. 1322-1319), and was succeeded by Tola. His name can best be interpreted as “my father is king”, claiming the inherited right to rule.
Abimelech. Gideon's son Abimelech became king over the city of Shechem thanks to his family's successful campaign to influence the city's leaders. He then removed his strongest competition for leadership by ruthlessly killing 70 of his own brothers.
After Gideon’s death, Abimelech approached the “Lords” of his clan of Shechem which is further designated in Judges 9:28 as “the men of Hamor” who still ( Gen 34) worshiped the god Berith ( Jdg 9:4, 9:6 46 ), and proposed that he be proclaimed “king.”.
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Chapters 6 to 9 record the Gideon/Abimelech Cycle, which has two major parts: the account of Gideon (6:1–8:32) the account of Abimelech (8:33–9:57). The Abimelech account is really a sequel of the Gideon account, resolving a number of complications originated in the Gideon narrative.
