Judges 21:17

“And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.”

"And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel." - Judges 21:17
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What does Judges 21:17 mean?

Judges 21:17 in the King James Version (KJV) reads, "And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel." This verse comes at the end of the book of Judges, which recounts the tumultuous period in…

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Preserving Our Inheritance: Lessons from the Tribe of Benjamin

The tragic story of the tribe of Benjamin unfolds in the book of Judges, specifically in Judges 21:17, where we read, "And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel." This verse not only captures a…

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A Prayer for Preservation and Hope in Times of Crisis

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of Heaven and Earth, we come before You today with hearts heavy with the burdens of our world. As we gather in solemn reflection, we are reminded of the words from Your sacred Scripture in Judges 21:17: "And they said, There must be an inheritance for…

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Judges 21:17 - "And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel."
1 Timothy 2:1-7
1 Timothy 2:1-7
Judges 17:1 - "And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah."
Job 12:17 - "He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools."
Judges 21:20 - "Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;"
Judges 21:9 - "For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there."
Judges 8:17 - "And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city."
Judges 18:21 - "So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them."
Judges 17:12 - "And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah."
Judges 9:21 - "And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother."
Judges 21:15 - "And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel."
Judges 3:17 - "And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man."
Judges 17:11 - "And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons."
John 21:17
Genesis 17-21
Genesis 21-17
Judges 2:17 - "And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so."
Judges 21:25 - "In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes."
Judges 21:21 - "And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin."
Judges 17:7 - "¶ And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there."
Judges 21:4 - "And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings."
Judges 7:21 - "And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled."
Judges 13:21 - "But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD."
Judges 17:6 - "In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes."
Judges 21:6 - "And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day."
Judges 21:2 - "And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;"
Judges 21:13 - "And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them."
Matthew 17:14-21