Judges 8:31

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His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.

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  • Gen 16:15 : 15 Hagar bore a son to Abram, and Abram named the son whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.
  • Gen 20:2 : 2 Abraham said about Sarah his wife, 'She is my sister,' and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for her and took her.
  • Gen 22:24 : 24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
  • Judg 9:1-5 : 1 Abimelech, son of Jerubbaal, went to Shechem to visit his mother’s relatives. He spoke to them and to the entire family of his mother’s household, saying: 2 "Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, 'Which is better for you: that seventy men—all the sons of Jerubbaal—rule over you, or that one man rules over you?' Remember, I am your own flesh and blood." 3 When Abimelech’s mother’s relatives spoke all of his words to the leaders of Shechem, their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, "He is our brother." 4 They gave him seventy pieces of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith, and with it Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men who followed him. 5 He went to his father’s house at Ophrah and killed his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal, on one stone. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, escaped by hiding himself.
  • Judg 9:18 : 18 but today you have risen up against my father’s house and killed his seventy sons on one stone, and made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the leaders of Shechem, because he is your brother—

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  • Judg 9:1-6
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    1Abimelech, son of Jerubbaal, went to Shechem to visit his mother’s relatives. He spoke to them and to the entire family of his mother’s household, saying:

    2"Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, 'Which is better for you: that seventy men—all the sons of Jerubbaal—rule over you, or that one man rules over you?' Remember, I am your own flesh and blood."

    3When Abimelech’s mother’s relatives spoke all of his words to the leaders of Shechem, their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, "He is our brother."

    4They gave him seventy pieces of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith, and with it Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men who followed him.

    5He went to his father’s house at Ophrah and killed his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal, on one stone. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, escaped by hiding himself.

    6Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo gathered together. They went and made Abimelech king by the oak near the pillar in Shechem.

  • Judg 9:18-19
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    18but today you have risen up against my father’s house and killed his seventy sons on one stone, and made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the leaders of Shechem, because he is your brother—

    19if you have acted faithfully and sincerely toward Jerubbaal and his family today, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you.

  • Judg 8:30
    76%

    30Gideon had seventy sons of his own, for he had many wives.

  • Judg 9:22-29
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    22Abimelech ruled over Israel for three years.

    23Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem acted treacherously against Abimelech.

    24This happened so that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might be avenged, and their blood laid on their brother Abimelech, who killed them, and on the leaders of Shechem, who had supported him in killing his brothers.

    25The leaders of Shechem set up ambushes on the mountaintops, and they robbed everyone who passed by them on the road. This was reported to Abimelech.

    26Gaal, the son of Ebed, and his brothers came to Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem put their trust in him.

    27They went out into the fields, harvested their vineyards, trampled the grapes, and held a festival. They entered the temple of their god, where they ate, drank, and cursed Abimelech.

    28Then Gaal, the son of Ebed, said, "Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn’t he the son of Jerubbaal, and isn’t Zebul his officer? Serve the descendants of Hamor, the father of Shechem! Why should we serve him?

    29If only this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech!" Then he said to Abimelech, "Gather your army and come out!"

  • Judg 9:56
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    56Thus God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father by killing his seventy brothers.

  • Judg 9:31
    71%

    31He secretly sent messengers to Abimelech, saying, "Look, Gaal, son of Ebed, and his brothers have come to Shechem and are stirring up the city against you.

  • Judg 9:39-43
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    39So Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought against Abimelech.

    40But Abimelech pursued him, and Gaal fled before him. Many fell wounded, all the way to the entrance of the gate.

    41Abimelech stayed in Arumah, while Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.

    42The following day, the people went out into the fields, and this was reported to Abimelech.

    43So Abimelech took his army, divided them into three companies, and set an ambush in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he attacked them.

  • Judg 9:50
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    50Then Abimelech went to Thebez. He camped there and captured it.

  • Judg 9:34-35
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    34So Abimelech and all his troops got up by night and set an ambush near Shechem in four companies.

    35When Gaal, the son of Ebed, came out and stood at the entrance of the city gate, Abimelech and his men arose from their hiding places.

  • Judg 9:46-48
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    46When all the citizens of the tower of Shechem heard about this, they went into the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.

    47When Abimelech was told that all the people of the tower of Shechem had gathered there,

    48he and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon. There, Abimelech took an axe, cut off a branch from a tree, lifted it onto his shoulder, and said to his men, "What you have seen me do, hurry and do likewise."

  • Gen 22:24
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    24And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

  • Judg 8:32
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    32Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

  • 1 Chr 8:29-31
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    29In Gibeon lived the father of Gibeon, whose wife’s name was Maacah.

    30His firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, and Nadab.

    31He also had Gedor, Ahio, and Zecher.

  • 1 Chr 2:29
    70%

    29Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.

  • Judg 9:53-54
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    69%

    53But a woman dropped a piece of a millstone on Abimelech's head, crushing his skull.

    54Hastily, he called to his young armor-bearer and said, "Draw your sword and kill me, so they cannot say, 'A woman killed him.'" So his servant ran him through, and he died.

  • 1 Chr 7:14
    68%

    14The descendants of Manasseh through his concubine the Aramean woman: Asriel, whom she bore. She gave birth to Makir, the father of Gilead.

  • 2 Chr 13:21
    68%

    21But Abijah grew stronger. He married fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

  • 1 Sam 8:2
    68%

    2The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second son was Abijah. They served as judges in Beersheba.

  • Gen 26:10
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    10Then Abimelech said, "What have you done to us? One of the people could have easily slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us."

  • 2 Chr 11:20
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    20After her, he married Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

  • Gen 21:32
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    32After making the covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, returned to the land of the Philistines.

  • 1 Chr 1:32
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    32The sons born to Keturah, Abraham's concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

  • 1 Chr 8:3
    67%

    3The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, and Abihud.