Judges 6:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 6[a]
Gideon’s Call.[b] 1 The Israelites once again did what is evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord delivered them into the hands of Midian for seven years. 2 The hand of Midian weighed heavy upon Israel, and because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared refuges for themselves in mountain caverns, caves, and strongholds. 3 Whenever the Israelites sowed their crops, the Midianites, the Amalekites and other peoples from the East would attack them.
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- Judges 6:1 After establishing themselves in a territory and beginning to cultivate the fields, the Israelites are exposed to a twofold danger: sporadic raids by still nomadic neighbors from across the Jordan and assimilation by the native religions of the conquered country.
- Judges 6:1 The Midianites were nomadic tribes who were descended from Midian, a son of Abraham and Keturah (Gen 25:2-4), and lived southeast of the Dead Sea. The Amalekites (see Num 24:20) lived to the southwest of that sea. The peoples from the East are the Arabs in the eastern Transjordan.
Judges 6:1-3
New International Version
Gideon
6 The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord,(A) and for seven years he gave them into the hands of the Midianites.(B) 2 Because the power of Midian was so oppressive,(C) the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in mountain clefts, caves(D) and strongholds.(E) 3 Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites(F) and other eastern peoples(G) invaded the country.
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