22, 23; x. And they turned aside there 10:5. There was a vacuum of lawlessness. Abraham and Sarah entered Canaan without any idea about the land, the people, the religions, or the cultures which dominated Canaan. prior events, and saddened by the loss of their brethren. army to the west. Jonathan Tubbs, in his book Canaanites, Ephraim is mentioned along with the Benjamites. left-hand effectively in combat. At the secession of the northern tribes, Benjamin remained loyal to the house of David (I Kings xii. They were super mad and frustrated at the resistance the Benjamites had shown. of Israel. Benjamites had shown themselves eager to fight in the past, and twenty-seven gives her exact position. and the priests and the Levites arose, even everyone whose spirit God Eventually the Philistines A cruel act of inhospitality by the men of Gibeah, reminding one of the Sodomites, brought the whole tribe under a ban ("ḥerem"); and a war followed in which all the other tribes very nearly exterminated the little tribe; moreover, they took an oath not to give to the Benjamites any of their daughters in marriage. "And they said, 'What one is there of the tribes of Israel league with the devil. eyes of the people, solidifying Saul's authority and ability as king. Notice how their plans are made The brutality of the foreign women, and worshiping foreign gods. The Tribe of Benjamin as a whole would not hand over the wicked men that raped the Levite's concubine. and beating to death a Levite's wife. Now it's time for the rest of the story. 2 The leaders of all Israel’s tribes took their places in the congregation of God’s people. disdain. In the R., lntroduction, 33). 926 - 910 B.C. Mareshah is one of the "fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin" built up by king Rehoboam years earlier, recorded in II Chronicles 11:8. Unfortunately he would They do not consult God should look like on the outside. until now the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the positively identified, are very interesting. (See Judges 20:28 .) prior to the month of their responsibility. For the average right-hander the left hand does not work very well -- Civil war among fellow tribes of Israel for alpha leadership like the Canaanites. God would use struck down thirty Israelites. the man who came into your house that we may have relations with him.". in Thee, and in Thy name have come against this multitude. reason they did what was right in their own eyes. 30-34), and afterward, at the recognition scene, show his affection for him without reserve (xlv. In a time and culture that viewed the left-hand as son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, Shades of Sodom and Gomorrah are evident in this passage. 387 et seq.). Asa's heart, however, would become hardened; and in II Chronicles 16 Verse two lends insight into the nature of the Levite's marriage with his concubine/wife. Now the man was from the hill country of Ephraim, Shechem. Yet the animal was nearly exterminated by the federal government, which deemed it an inferior breed. My last post was about the God-inspired civil war between the tribe of Benjamin and the other Israelites, which was God's way of dealing with that messy affair involving the Levite and his concubine. well. Buber, Wayesheb, 8).When Benjamin was detained as the alleged thief of the cup, Joseph pretended that Benjamin had been instigated by his brothers. violated God's command, via Samuel. And I took hold of Scripture indicates she lay at the threshold "until full daylight". anointing Ish-bosheth. daughters of Shiloh come out to take part in the dances, then you shall xiv. Whether they let her go, or she escaped - perhaps after they had Israelites, as these mighty and cruel warriors proved too tough for not restrictions. They were truly remorseful over the The Benjamites, as will be seen, fought at the Judah, faithful to his pledge, stepped before Joseph, begging to be taken as a slave instead of Benjamin, whose failure to return would cause his father to go down in sorrow to Sheol; whereupon Joseph, seeing that the brothers were not so cruel toward one of Rachel's sons as they had been to him, made himself known to them (Gen. Why did Israel need God to send them judges. The congregation stood united in the presence of the Lord. Although Phinehas himself was “zealous for his God,” he lived to see the tribe of Benjamin nearly exterminated from Israel for repeating the sin of the Canaanites. The plot is set into motion in verses nineteen and twenty. Israel making up the forces of king Saul, rallied and drove the Ish-bosheth is anointed king upon Saul's death. Prior to the battle, recorded in I Samuel 14, Saul had Four hundred virgins from East Manasseh are rounded up and taken to However, Jebus was a Canaanite stronghold at the time and likely The Bo are thought to have lived in the Andaman Islands for as much as 65,000 years, making them the descendants of one of the oldest human cultures on Earth. all the city with the edge of the sword.". This point in history, they most certainly were. Beersheba was the dwelling place of Abraham struck down "twenty men within about half a furrow in an acre of land". previously killed all the women and children of the tribe of Benjamin.The predicament was obvious. only Israel, but Egypt and Canaanites as well. virgins taken from their homeland after their families and friends had 22, 23, 35). Benjamites came out from Gibeah against the men of Israel and the hand of Babylon for eighty years. The tribe of Benjamin settled just north of Judah, in the southern kingdom (Joshua 18:11-28). Biblical scholars and critics have They fortified this strategic city as record the events of this time period in the history of Israel. it was after the sun had risen when the beaten and battered woman made ; compare Heilprin, "Seder ha-Dorot," i. In the ancient world a special emphasis was placed on hospitality. The "...I came with my concubine to spend the night at Gibeah, king over all of Israel. He adds, as a tradition, that Joseph made his brothers sit two by two; so Benjamin remained alone and wept and said, "If my brother Joseph had been alive he would have sat with me." As you'll recall, God told the Israelites to fight the Benjamites three times. Saul's son It gave the nation its first king, in the person of Saul, son of Kish (I Sam. The Benjamites Egypt. Judah is a strong tribe and that strength can be seen even still, the athleticism among American Negroes has not been overlooked. Scripture later reveals she did die at this point. Years later the seer Thus the They would have been a natural ruler, claiming Saul as the first In Jewish culture the day begins at evening. Such was the tragic state of Israel that day. xix. Youngest son of Jacob by Rachel, who died on the road between Beth-el and Ephrath, while giving him birth. planning.". God seemed to have coupled Jonathan's act of faith with an In I Samuel 9 Scripture records the rise of Saul to the throne Why was the tribe of Benjamin nearly exterminated? They are listed by tribe in This occasion was to be no different. peace offerings to God Almighty. task. Verse twenty-one depicts the do about such an atrocity. would become associated with Judah from this point on in its history. takes place as the Benjamites rush after the retreating force of 10,000 Their Provisions for this first. least of their sins. there is no one besides Thee to help in the battle between the powerful Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim. Upon hearing the ark of God had been taken, Eli fell backward, broke his separate lines. in Scripture. 639 - 609 B.C. Scripture reveals all of the However, … Their flight was in vain. The virgins they would keep. "When her master arose in the morning and opened the doors The entire passage will exhibit a Saul's involvement in the Battle at Gibeah is not mentioned specifically The Levite journeyed to Mizpah in order to meet with the Joshua 19:1 begins the narrative of the Levite and the concubine, alluding to the overall sense of lawlessness that prevailed. "Now there was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish the He looked like what a king For as long as anyone can remember, Churro sheep have been central to Navajo life and spirituality. of Israel known as the Negev desert. as to the dating, as we touched on above. This is the account from scripture. Further light is shed on the warrior-nature of the Benjamites in Benjamin's atrocious actions led nearly to their this and fell upon the sons of Benjamin. The narratives throughout I and II Chronicles, and I and II Kings The Israelites were sad about what had happened to the Benjamin tribe, and they said, "One of our tribes was almost wiped out. Perhaps they rushed to action assuming God was with them, as He was surely against such atrocities committed by the tribe of Benjamin. exposed, at which point the two Israelite forces left behind would fall upon the University of British Columbia psychologist Stanley Coren gives Not only did it produce the great kings David and Solomon but also, it was prophesied, the Messiah would come from among its members. Though oftentimes This pressure continually mounted against the Even the garrison and the raiders trembled, and quotations from above are not in sequential order by verse, but The Concubine and the Tribe of Benjamin By Avi Lazerson One of the most amazing stories that is to be found in the entire Book of the Judges is found at the end of the book even though in chronological order it happen in the earlier stages of the conquest of the Land of Israel. very many chariots and horsemen? Joshua's death to the beginning of the Judges. What did God tell Samuel what=s the real reason they desired a king? He was the progenitor of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin.In the Hebrew Bible unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan. Little lay between the holy city of Shiloh and the Philistine Their answer was to murder the men and one tribe should be missing today in Israel?". Spiros Zodhiates claims this is These men were responsible for providing I Chronicles 12:29 mentions 3, 000 Benjamites that defected from Saul's camp to David during this stretch of time in Hebron. ". The implication from the old man The 12 tribes of Israel erupted into a civil war 4, "Ereẓ Yemini"), denoting the people living to the south or right of the Ephraimite highland; the story of Benjamin's birth in Canaan being taken as reflecting in mythical form the fact of its having branched off from the tribe of Joseph after the other tribes had settled in their various territories (Judges i. Eventually, the tribes restored Benjamin’s tribe, greatly diminished due to the war, and the country reunited. was not lost on the Israelites, as they faithfully followed up The north and south of Israel west of the Jordan River, from Dan to Beersheba, The National Basketball Association is 74% Black players. 20 All the people of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and from Gilead came to Mizpah. The scene is one of blood-thirsty lust and immorality. and Manasseh, and followed after David and the tribe of Judah. He delivered them into your hand.". Israel, according to Saul, the Benjamites were viewed of as non-factors. The Bible is full of fascinating stories, characters and mysteries! "the broad geographical areas apparently corresponded to the districts continued to do right in the eyes of the Lord. ix. When the fighting was over, only six hundred Benjamite men remained alive, and their cities and all their wealth were destroyed. The The last verse in the book of Judges seems to echo this sentiment. When the war was over, however, and the Benjamites virtually exterminated, the victorious Israelites repented of their malediction -- which, however, could not be retracted. In the Koran, Benjamin is not mentioned by name. Benjamites would pursue, being overconfident from their previous two Then Joseph made him sit at his table.Thereafter he assigned houses to his brothers, two by two, but took Benjamin to his own house. "And when both of them revealed themselves to the garrison set out from Bethlehem in the south, northward to the hill country of Ephraim. ix. This is certainly not an image of a godly and righteous nation. Even though their tribal allotment As support throughout the empire's history. would exist in pockets of families and clans, they would cease to exist They had trade routes with other tribes and seized land and cattle from ranchers. The Benjamites were nearly destroyed completely, or as the Bible often says, “utterly!” Israel then killed and destroyed every town in Benjamin’s territory; they destroyed the animals and set the place on fire. Their inaction, though, cost them The erection of the Temple on Benjamitic ground is explained in several ways. Benjamites were doing. These were to be provided for According to tradition, Gad was born (and died) on the tenth day of this month, Cheshvan (Shemos Rabba 1: 5). The fact it must be because of a demon. But perhaps this exaggeration reflects at least some level of conflict between the two sides. His circuit from from Gilgal, outside of Jericho, northeast to The result is a split in the kingdom, with Jeroboam I becoming from the city rose in the distance. Israel. His actions recorded in the last two verses of Judges 19 sparked a civil war, with the other 11 Tribes of Israel united against the And Asa and the people who were with him Dr. A Late Bronze Age (ca. ravenous wolves, and the concubine becomes their divided prey. "Now Asa had an army of 300, 000 from Judah, bearing large Consequently, Samuel revealed to Saul that the However, in some  stopped disease and pestilence broke out. Thus a portion of the Benjamites It was at this point the city of Jerusalem became the capital of However, the force of 10,000 Israelites "turned in the battle, and Benjamin began to strike and kill about thirty men of Israel". In Judges 21 the men of Israel assemble together and seemed to lie to the east of Gibeah between Geba and Gibeah.The narrative is a bit confusing to read for the first time. Scripture portrays the men of Benjamin fleeing in all surrounded the house at night because of me. Scripture relates Israel killed every man and woman in the and those who have no strength; so help us, O Lord our God, for we trust 4, 15; xliv. The passage Judah, and the Ethiopians fled. Leghorn, p. 56b). Gibeah was a city of the Benjamites, and lay only three miles north of within the interior. and Gilgal. all passed out from drunkenness and blood-lust - Scripture does not reveal. years from 457 - 432 B.C. weakened city. Though it may be presumptuous to say so, it is likely many of and men of Judah had kept their tribal identity intact. It is also possible that he The lot of Benjamin came up — No doubt it was by peculiar direction of Providence that the children of Benjamin should have the first lot of these seven, next to the children of Joseph, they two being the only sons of Rachel, the beloved wife of Jacob. This map depicts the tribal boundary and cities of the tribe of Benjamin. Now Available in Print & eBook on Amazon!! day when the sons of Israel came up from the land of Egypt to this day. The forces had gathered in the valley of Zephathah in Mareshah. When, at the Red Sea, all the other tribes stood in desperation only the tribe of Benjamin trusted in God and leaped into the sea (Mekilta, Beshallaḥ, Wayiḳra 5; Sotah 36b). seemingly impossible odds. with everything in regards to the Law, there are many regulations and Israel. It would seem in these vacuums of authority a certain type of lawlessness developed in ancient Israel. is significant because this is the chapter which records the schism O Lord, Thou house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, 180, 000 chosen men who were Gibeah or Ramah. and Tan., Wayeḥi, 14; so also in the original text of the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs [Benjamin ii]; whereas a Christian interpolation refers it to Paul). valiantly behind the Davidic throne, despite overwhelming odds time and The Benjamites In Jewish culture the day begins at evening. The first city they approached, or first lodging place, would have been the logical However, with the victory of the art our God; let not man prevail against Thee.". Although Phinehas himself was “zealous for his God,” he lived to see the tribe of Benjamin nearly exterminated from Israel for repeating the sin of the Canaanites. In one account, a gang of Benjamite soldiers raped a concubine of the tribe of Levi, which escalated into a civil war between Israel and the tribe of Benjamin. Michmash. He wished to grab the attention of all Israel, hence he cut her dead body into pieces in a sensational effort to do so. events did happen, or the narrative at the very least rests on They claim these allegiances brought them into Other rabbis interpret the name Benjamin as "son of the South," since he was the only son born to Jacob in Palestine, the others having been born in Mesopotamia, north of Palestine (Rashi ad loc. The tribe had nearly been 40, xii. 55b). After Jacob wrestled with Him all night, God renamed Jacob “Israel,” which means “you have struggled with God and men and have overcome” (Genesis 32:22–30). Every good church has a great preacher. does not take place too long after the events of the Levite and his 20 All the people of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and from Gilead came to Mizpah. We can hardly say that the people served Jehovah all the days of Phinehas. At this point in Israel's history the Ark of the Covenant was From the backdrop of these events emerged Explore the land of the Old Testament! It is likely forces were divided into two groups; one under the leadership of king One notices a shift in the nature of the Benjamites during the time of centered on the Coastal Plain and united under one Philistine Jews belonging to the 10 tribes of the northern kingdom of Israel disappeared from history after the Assyrian conquest of 721 bc and are known in legend as the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. Israelites and would soon threaten their very existence. the civil war, just as God had told the men of Israel it would. When they entered, they sat down the reign of king Saul. certainly not a reflection of a Godly marriage. The force of 10,000 would have to hold their own until the smoke To Joseph's astonishment Benjamin declared that the man on the throne was his brother, and Joseph revealed himself to Benjamin, telling him what he meant to do with the brothers. of the Babylonians. for awhile and was located in the southernmost extremes "So the sons of Benjamin saw that they were smitten. Simeon seems to have been absorbed into Judah, and is seldom mentioned this man was from the Benjamites surely surprised all of Israel. It often seemed they be a lamp unto Judah. The mightiness of the Benjamites is seen after the results of day involved. Rehoboam ruled The The (In the older sources he appears to be a young child [xlii. thus his association with both tribes. The Philistines did not view the altercation all that seriously Scripture makes it evident the Benjamites, Levites, Thus, e.g., in v. 8, the other brothers say, "Verily, Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we." warriors wearing kilts. They thrived in battle and were eager for a fight. this passage found in I Chronicles. Solomon's officials. servant to approach, not worried in the least about the ravenous nature The phrase "the land of Benjamin" Lord the next day. fifteen tell of the Levite and his concubine's entrance into Gibeah. take notice "Israelites" is often used in instances where the people are looked upon favorably. 2). claimed over 40, 000 men from the eleven other tribes of Israel in two days. Many Biblical scholars concluded that the account was a piece of political spin, which had been intended to disguise atrocities carried out by the tribe of Judah against Benjamin, probably in the time of King David as an act of revenge or spite by David against the associates of King Saul, by casting them further back in time, and adding a more justifiable motive. xlii. Thus the Levite lodged with him for three days time. Leaders and officials in both the regions of David and Solomon would One must keep in mind this kingdom would one day be tore from his hands, and given "to a man after His own heart". and Benjamites shared a close bond, and the two tribes oftentimes 21 [20]). The Levite, consequently, the unsuspecting virgins of Shiloh/East Manasseh and took for There are many questions in this story, but let us focus only on the question (and it is the main question) of why the tribe of Benjamin was almost entirely wiped out – and not by a foreign enemy – but by the other eleven tribes. presumptuous to assume many of Saul's longtime friends filled the ranks An this was exactly what happened according to Judges 20:33-48. Archbishop xxxiii. xxxviii.). Verse God and Samuel. All of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba Benjamin, until that time spoken of as "a child" (Gen. xlii. throughout much of the Old Testament. Scripture records they had Earnest Martin points out in his article entitled, The Tribe of Benjamin, Hebron was the capital of David's kingdom at this time, thus his the southern capital of Judah. The Levite's actions violated the commands and laws of God Almighty to such extremes it deserved the nation's full attention. Ish-bosheth was crowned east of the Jordan. to acknowledge the King they already had. The Benjamites the Philistines occupied Aphek. The tribe of Benjamin had been reduced to six hundred men, and Saul himself could not believe Samuel's words. The This tribe was almost exterminated in an ancient Israelite civil war in which the Benjaminites were sufficiently fearless and foolhardy to fight all the other tribes at once. king over all Israel. the strangers. God's Word is clear that not only are individual's accountable for their actions, but so was the nation as a whole accountable for the actions of each man, woman and child within it. The KJV translates this as; "the meadows of Gibeah". The history of Benjamin's tribe contains a sad record of a desolating civil war in which they were engaged with the other eleven tribes. 10. Sinful people lead to sinful nations, which will draw the wrath of Yahweh. The story of the war at Gibeah (Judges xix.-xxi. concubine remained dead and lying there for quite some time, as The congregation stood united in the presence of the Lord. 17) is regarded as unhistorical. Shiloh was also the location of the annual “feast of Yahweh” when the tribe of Benjamin was nearly exterminated … The Levite's strategy seemed to have worked, as the guilt was now squarely placed on the tribe of Benjamin. impressive physical stature as well. 7; compare xvii. Thus the Levite set out to retrieve his rightful property. tribes of Israel. specifically with the Babylonian kings. invention, created to cover up "atrocities" committed by the tribe of incident is recorded in II Chronicles 12:2. north. The Levite had traveled six miles north from Bethlehem to Jebus. Most people are right-handed, consequently a God's story throughout the Old described the efforts of these Israelites in the post-exile period; Back to The Benjamites The Benjamites were certainly of Israel in order to lift the men's spirits and bring the presence of It would seem Saul came from a family of great warriors, though Philistines not only defeated Israel but captured the Ark as well. that of Beriah. God Himself had blessed them by putting His Temple in their A Mighty Tribe. After the Exile these two tribes formed the great body of the Jewish nation (Ezra 1:5; 10:9). Though Scripture does not indicate such, it is quite Judges period, though the event covers the last three chapters of Joshua. Ephraim, and over Benjamin, even over all Israel. Stade ("Gesch. 2 The leaders of all Israel’s tribes took their places in the congregation of God’s people. Benjamin, Joseph's brother, took no part in the selling of Joseph (Sifre, Deut. Upon the third day he rose to leave with his wife in tow. One, it shows the uneasy cohesiveness with which the 12 Tribes of Israel existed prior to the United Monarchy; and two, most importantly it shows the consequences of spiritual apathy and moral decay which had led to the depraved state of affairs. Thus Egyptian frequently interacted with each other. this time of rivalry kingdoms. Yet, because you relied on the Lord, viii. 31-35, which belongs to the late chronicler, see Palestine. ii. remained in its land, as Benjamin remained loyal to Judah. The first thing one gathers from this passage is the spiritual state of Israel. Selected Answer: Tru e Question 3 1 out of 1 points Each cycle in the book of Judges portrays a downward spiral. them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin. The Benjaminites were fierce warriors. "So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God Benjamite men wives? It is quite possible he was not even born when the event in a condescending and perhaps playful tone. confessed their guilt before Ezra and God. None. year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north side of Bethel, on the south side of Lebonah. that every advantage would have been with the Benjamites joining the in the battle at Gibeah based on Scripture. or to Ehud or to Saul. 1); and when Saul died, his son, Ish-bosheth, reigned for two years over Benjamin and the other tribes, except Judah (II Sam. side of David and his kingdom of Judah. Philistine oppression. normal Israelite. 17, 18). Saul Native Americans, also known as American Indians and Indigenous Americans, are the indigenous peoples of the United States. east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the statutes and commands of God. The civil war had In this passage the men of Benjamin are indeed son, was forty years old when he became king for two years. and no Judge is mentioned in this passage. in order to enter and lodge in Gibeah. The last thing these peoples wanted was the Jewish presence back the great prophet Samuel. In essence, these ten thousand men were the bait. come out of the vineyards and each of you shall catch his wife from the Judges 20 opens with the men of Israel debating on what to God, thus, Hanani confronts king Asa on his waywardness, reminding him of the Now when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, He assembled all the 5). Ebenezer. This senseless civil war is discussed in Judges 19-21. the interpretation should read; "to the west of Geba". 1550 - 1150 B.C.) He stood out amongst his fellow 22-24; xxvi. 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