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Judges 17:8

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The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to sojourn where he could find [a place], and he came to the hill-country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he traveled.

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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 was a small town in the hill country of Judah, later known as David’s birthplace. In this passage, the Levite leaves Bethlehem in Judah seeking a place to live, illustrating the religious and social instability of Israel when individuals acted according to their own judgment.

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Judges 17:8 mentions Bethlehem.

Bethlehem · Berthold Werner

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