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shechemite — she·chem·ite … English syllables
ABIMELECH — (for meaning, see previous entry), the male offspring of gideon the Abiezrite by his Shechemite concubine (Judg. 8:31). During the period of the Judges Abimelech became the ruler of Shechem through the support of his mother s family and the local … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BAAL-BERITH — (Heb. בַּעַל בְּרִית; Lord of Covenant ), the name of the deity worshiped in the earliest Israelite period at the Temple of Shechem (Judg. 9:4). That temple was destroyed in the 12th century B.C.E. by abimelech , the half Shechemite son of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
CHIEFTAIN — The prevalent term for leader in the pre monarchic tribal society of Israel was nasiʾ (Heb.נָשִׂיא). The same term is applied to the leaders of the Midianites (Num. 25:18; Josh. 13:21) and Ishmaelites (Gen. 17:20; 25:16), who, like the early… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JUDGES (Heb. שׁוֹפְטִים), BOOK OF — JUDGES (Heb. שׁוֹפְטִים), BOOK OF, the second book in the second section of the Bible, called Prophets (Nevi im). (See Table: Book of Judges – Contents.) The Book of Judges is named for the series of charismatic leaders of the period between the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
