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The Bible is a collection of canonical sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity.Different religious groups include different books within their canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material into canonical books.
The rest of Gideon's lifetime saw peace in the land, but after Gideon's death, his son Abimelech ruled Shechem as a Machiavellian tyrant guilty for much bloodshed (see chapters 8 and 9). However, the last few chapters of Judges (specifically, the stories of Samson, Micah, and Gibeah) highlight the violence and anarchy of decentralized rule.
Peace goddesses (5 C, 15 P) Peace gods (3 C, 13 P) This page was last edited on 3 September 2021, at 02:17 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
8. "Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you." - 2 Thessalonians 3:16. 9. "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow ...
Coogan argues that the story of Ehud was probably a folk tale of local origin that was edited by the Deuteronomistic historians. [11] The Deuteronomistic historians "incorporated a variety of previously existing sources into their narrative of life in early Israel" [11] and the story of Ehud is one such example of a "previously existing source", [11] that has been edited to include "the ...
In the Biblical Book of Judges, Jair or Yair (Hebrew: יָאִיר Yā’īr, "he enlightens") was a man from Gilead.He was of the Tribe of Manasseh and also descended from the Tribe of Judah (Numbers 32:39-41, 1 Chronicles 2:21-23).
The Douay-Rheims Bible, translated from the Latin Vulgate, derives from the same Greek text as the original Codex Sinaiticus, but renders it "on earth peace to men of good will". [11] In the New American Bible, this is updated to "on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests". [12] [13]
Category:Biblical people includes including real people, fictional characters, mythological, legendary and supernatural characters, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the Deuterocanonical books, and the New Testament