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Abimelech

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Abimelech , in the Bible. 1 Name or title of a king of Gerar who had various dealings with Abraham and Isaac. 2 See Ahimelech 1. 3 Son of Gideon. He murdered his 70 brothers, except Jotham, and became "king." ... Read more
Abimelech
A Dictionary of the Bible Abimelech Son of Gideon (or Jerubbaal) and a concubine from Shechem . Upon the death of Gideon, Abimelech got himself proclaimed king at Shechem (Judg. 9), contrary...Yahweh alone was king. Before long the town rejected Abimelech but by way of reprisal he destroyed it; there is archaeological... Read more
Abimelech
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Abimelech (12th cent. BCE). In the Jewish scriptures, the son of Gideon by his Shechemite concubine (Judges 8. 31). He slaughtered...Subsequently he destroyed the city, but was mortally wounded during the siege of Thebez (Judges 9. 39–54). Although Abimelech is not counted as one of the judges, his story ... Read more

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Abimelech und sein Konigtum: Diachrone und synchrone Untersuchungen zu Ri 9
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 10/1/2003; ; 574 words ; EDGAR JANS, Abimelech und sein Konigtum: Diachrone und synchrone...of recent study on the pericope about Abimelech and the composition of Judges is followed...narratives about the struggle between Abimelech and Gaal (Gaal I, vv. 26-34a, 43b; Gaal... Read more
DISCOVERING TORAH
Newspaper article from: Chicago Jewish Star; 11/20/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...who tries to fool the king of Gerar, Abimelech, into thinking that Sarah is his sister...his wife, `She is my sister.' "So King Abimelech of Gerar had Sarah brought to him. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him... Read more
History is repeating itself
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 10/18/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...introduces Sarah as his sister, and the King Abimelech takes her into his harem. Abimelech and his servants then become struck with impotence...true relationship between Sarah and Abraham to Abimelech in a dream, Abimelech confronts Abraham in... Read more
Isaac: Champion of the land
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 11/24/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...making a treaty with a false partner. Abimelech, the king of Gerar, is one of the most...conflicts and treaties. We first meet Abimelech in his confrontation with Abraham, when...claims that Sarah is his sister - and Abimelech immediately takes her into his harem... Read more
The case for Esau
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 11/12/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Gerar - the city of the Philistine king Abimelech, situated on the southern border of Israel...their wives taken into - and freed from - Abimelech's harem. Abraham had also made a treaty with Abimelech, presumably allowing the descendants of... Read more
A Test Of Sincerity
Newspaper article from: The New York Jewish Week; 9/10/1999; 322 words ; ...describing a peace treaty between Abraham and Abimelech, king of the Philistines, who is fearful...Abraham's success. After its completion, Abimelech returned to his land while Abraham planted...HaShanah, some rabbis suggest, is that while Abimelech reverted to form after making the pact... Read more
Revisions of the Night: Politics and Promises in the Patriarchal Dreams of Genesis
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 7/1/2000; ; 570 words ; ...dreamlike vision in Genesis 15 and to Abimelech in Gen 20:1-18; he appears to Jacob in...cast in varied ways in each dream. Thus, Abimelech's dream, central to the three "wife-sister...thus highlighting themes developed in Abimelech's dream. More important, the dream is... Read more
A detail of history: Women smash melons to vindicate Bible story
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 7/28/2002; ; 652 words ; ...threw an "upper millstone" and crushed Abimelech's skull. The watermelons were stand-ins for Abimelech's ill-fated head. Herr and Boyd are amused...woman of Thebez, who seriously wounded Abimelech but left him alive. The Bible says the... Read more
Samson and Dalila
Magazine article from: Fanfare; 9/1/2008; ; 321 words ; ...Chung, cond; Plcido Domingo (Samson); Waltraud Meier (Dalila); Alain Fondary (High Priest of Dagon); Jean-Phillipe Courtis (Abimelech); Samuel Ramey (An Old Hebrew); Christian Papis (A Philistine Messenger); Daniel Galvez-Vallejo (First Philistine); Franois... Read more
Contested waters and the prospects for Arab-Israeli peace.
Magazine article from: Middle Eastern Studies; 4/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...contentious issue throughout the Middle East. And dating at least as far back as the biblical quarrels of Abraham and Isaac with Abimelech, king of the Philistines, over well-water rights, the water resources of the land of Israel have been continually contested... Read more

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