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Judges

Explore the people and evidence recorded for the book of Judges. Entries follow their first cited passage in the selected text.

People recorded in this book 76

Recorded names may include people recalled from earlier stories. Each entry keeps its existing source identity.

  • Israel

    second-born son of Isaac

    Explorer record: Jacob

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  • Joshua

    1 of the 12 spies (called Hoshea)- from Ephraim, servant of Moses

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  • LORD

    Holy, Holy, Holy and too many others to fit here

    Recorded names: LORD · God · the God of the fathers

    Explorer record: God

    The source combines God/LORD and Jesus mentions in one shared record. Names here come from the selected passages; the family tree labels that record Jesus.

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  • Adoni-bezek

    the lord of Bezek whose thumbs and big toes were cut off

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  • Judah

    fourth-born son of Jacob, son of Leah

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  • Achsah

    daughter of Caleb

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  • Caleb

    1 of the 12 spies- from Judah

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  • Kenaz

    father of Othniel, brother of Caleb

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  • Othniel

    son of Kenaz who captured Kiriath-sepher

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  • Moses

    led Israel out of Egypt in the Exodus

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  • the Kenite

    Moses' father-in-law (EXO 2:18, NUM 10:29)

    Recorded names: the Kenite · Hobab

    Explorer record: Reuel

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  • Anak

    ancestor of the Anakim

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  • Benjamin

    twelfth-born son of Jacob and Rachel

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  • Joseph

    eleventh-born son of Jacob and Rachel

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  • Dan

    fifth-born son of Jacob, son of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid

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  • the angel of the LORD

    definite article "the" angel (GEN 16:7, GEN 22:11, EXO 3:2, NUM 22:22, JDG 2:1, etc.)

    Recorded names: the angel of the LORD · the angel of God

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  • Nun

    father of Joshua

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  • Cushan-rishathaim

    Israel sold into his hands for eight years because of Israel's idolatry

    Recorded names: Cushan-rishathaim · King of Mesopotamia

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  • Eglon

    Israel sold into his hands for eighteen years because Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD

    Recorded names: Eglon · King of Moab

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  • Amalek

    son of Eliphaz and chief of Edom

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Events referenced in this book 43

Includes earlier events recalled in this book. Passage order and historical dates describe different aspects of the record.

Places linked through referenced events 0

Reviewed places associated with the cited events. These associations do not form a complete list of places mentioned in the book or prove that every supporting verse names the place.

No reviewed event-place associations are recorded for this selection. Place coverage is incomplete; this does not mean the book names no places.