And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.
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Interpretation
This verse continues the thought already in view and fits the wider themes of apostasy and deliverance in Judges.
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This thought runs through Judges 20:3-7.
Glossary
- Benjamin Person
- Son of my right hand. (1. ) The younger son of Jacob by Rachel ( Gen. 35:18 ). His birth took place at Ephrath, on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, at a short distance from the latter place.
- Gibeah Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel el Ful.
- Levite Tribe
- A descendant of the tribe of Levi ( Ex. 6:25 ; Lev. 25:32 ; Num. 35:2 ; Josh. 21:3 , 41).