Eglon
Eglon is a figure in the Hebrew Bible, identified as the king of Moab who ruled during Israel's period of oppression. He is best known for his assassination by the Israelite judge Ehud, described in Judges 3:12–30.
According to the narrative, Eglon came to the throne after Israel again did evil in the sight
The core episode concerns Ehud, a left-handed member of the tribe of Benjamin who delivered a covertly
With Eglon dead, Ehud rallied the Israelites, and Moab was defeated. The land then enjoyed eighty years
In literary and historical terms, the Eglon narrative functions within Judges as part of the cycle of
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