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Person

Ehud

judge of Israel

Benjaminite judge who delivers Israel from Moab in Judges.

7 appearances1 Bible books1 known aliases

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Left-handed Benjaminite who delivers Israel after eighteen years of subjugation under king of . He brings tribute to the obese king at his summer palace and conceals a short double-edged sword on his right thigh, then assassinates Eglon in his private chamber and escapes by locking the doors behind him. He rallies Israel at the fords of the to cut down the fleeing , and the land has rest for eighty years.

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