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Midianite Oppression

Then Bnei-Yisrael did what was evil in Adonai’s eyes, so Adonai gave them into the hand of Midian for seven years. Midian maintained an upper hand over Israel, and because of Midian Bnei-Yisrael made themselves hideouts in the mountains—caves and strongholds. Whenever Israel had done their sowing, the Midianites, Amalekites and people from the east would come up and raid them.

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