Judges 9:20

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but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

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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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Mount Gerizim overlooks Shechem, where Jotham proclaimed his warning against Abimelech and the citizens who supported him; Beth-millo and the Tower of Shechem were parts of that urban community. The other named sites belong to the wider Gideon-Abimelech narrative, while Lebanon supplies

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Judges 9:20 mentions Arumah, Beth-millo, Diviners’ Oak, Lebanon, Midian, Mount Gerizim, Ophrah, Shechem, Tabbur-erez, Thebez and Tower of Shechem.

Photo of Lebanon — Lebanon · Evan Williams

Photo of Mount Gerizim — Mount Gerizim · יאיר דב