''In brief'': {{Infobox_Contents |topic_name = The Judges (Hebrew: שֹּׁפְטִים) is a book of the Old Testament. Its title refers to its contents - it contains the history |subtopics = [[Book of Judges]]* [[Judges index]]* Some of judges who helped rule and guide the ancient Israelites.better known Judges - [[Deborah]], [[Gideon]], [[Samson]] |opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |}}
A Biblical Judge (not to be confused with modern day legal judges) was a person that God called to be a deliver to the people of Israel in a time of need. The story of the judges is told in the [[Book of Judges]] in the [[Old Testament]].
----The Judges named in the Book of Judges were# [[Othniel]]# [[Ehud]]# [[Shamgar]]# [[Deborah]] (and [[Barak]])# [[Gideon]]# [[Tola]]# [[Jair]]# [[Jephthah]]# [[Ibzan]]# [[Elon]]# [[Abdon]]# [[Samson]]
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'''Overviews of the book of Judges'''* [[An introduction to the book of Judges]]* [[Bible Dictionary: Judges, Book of]]==Quotes==
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'''Different translations of the book of Judges'''* {{returnto}} [[Bible, English, King James, Judges]]* -> [[Bible, English, World English, JudgesAncient Israel and Judah]] '''Studies in Judges'''* [-> [Apologetics: Judges]]* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Judges]] '''Articles / opinions'''* [[Comments about the book Characters of Judges]] '''Quotes'''* [[Quotes about the book of Judges]] ''Related topics''* [[Judge]] ---- Return to [[Bible]] contents page