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Judges 17:12

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Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

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The Twelve Tribes of IsraelCanaan divided among the twelve tribes of Israel after the conquest under Joshua.

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Bethlehem in Judah was a small town in the tribal territory of Judah, south of Jerusalem. In this passage, the Levite’s origin there lends religious legitimacy to Micah’s private shrine, though the episode exposes Israel’s disorder and unauthorized worship.

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Judges 17:12 mentions Bethlehem.

Bethlehem · Berthold Werner

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