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Tola of Puah | Midianites | Judg 10:1-2 | 23 | 1131 | 1109 | Link: Issachar_Zebulun Tree:Tola of Puah |
Jair | Midianites | Judg 10:3-5 | 22 | 1109 | 1088 | |
Philistines & Ammonites | Judg 10:6-8 | 18 | 1088 | 1071 |
Judges 10:6-12:15 is included in this period.
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Jephthah | Philistines & Ammonites | Judg 12:7 | 6 | 1088 | 1083 | |
Ibzan | Philistines & Ammonites | Judg 12:8-10 | 7 | 1083 | 1077 | |
Elon | Philistines & Ammonites | Judg 12:11-12 | 10 | 1077 | 1068 |
We do not know which son of Zebulun this line is descended from. Elon served as a Judge of Israel from about 1,077BC to 1,068BC.
Link: Issachar_Zebulun Tree:Elon the Zebulunite |
Abdon | Philistines & Ammonites | Judg 12:13-15 | 8 | 1068 | 1061 |
We know little about this Judge except his father was Hillel, he judged Israel for 8 years, He was from Pirathon, a city in Ephraim and he was buried their. He may have been a descendant of Ephraim. He had 40 sons and 30 grandsons. He was a judge in middle of the period of oppression by the Philistines. Samuel probably began as a Judge year before Abdon.
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Philistines | Judg 13:1 | 40 | 1088 | 1049 |
Judges 13:1-16:31 is included in this period.
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Samson | Philistines | Judg 15:20; 16:31 | 20 | 1069 | 1050 |
The first year of Samson's 20 years is an estimate. However, the Philistines were still oppressors after Samson died.
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Judge -Leader or Oppression Period. See discussion of Judges in Resources). [1] Years-length of reign or event. BC From-BC date in years at beginning of event. BC To-BC Date in years at end of event.