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  • A cycle of violence ensues, resulting in the slaughter of many Benjaminite men, women, and children (20: 35 – 48), the slaughter of most of the inhabitants of the city of Jabesh-gilead (21: 8 – 12), and the kidnapping of young women at Shiloh (21: 15 – 24).

    Concubine of a Levite: Bible. 2009

  • They came to Jabesh-gilead, where they found the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan, placed them in a coffin and recrossed the Jordan.

    Rizpah: Midrash and Aggadah. 2009

  • And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the

    The Dor�� Gallery of Bible Illustrations 2008

  • In Judges 21, He orders the murder of all the people of Jabesh-gilead, except for the virgin girls who were taken to be forcibly raped and married.

    Think Progress » Ellison To Be Photographed With Koran Owned By Thomas Jefferson 2007

  • In 2 Samuel 2:5, the mention is made of David sending messengers malak unto the men of Jabesh-gilead.

    A Study of Angels Edward P. Myers 1978

  • In 2 Samuel 2:5, the mention is made of David sending messengers malak unto the men of Jabesh-gilead.

    A Study of Angels Edward P. Myers 1978

  • In 2 Samuel 2:5, the mention is made of David sending messengers malak unto the men of Jabesh-gilead.

    A Study of Angels Edward P. Myers 1978

  • The men of Jabesh-gilead never forgot Saul and his kindness to them.

    My Three Days in Gilead Elmer Ulysses Hoenshel

  • Jabesh-gilead, disinterred the remains of Saul and Jonathan, and in solemn procession bore them through the whole land of Israel to the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin.

    The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 Louis Ginzberg 1913

  • The men of Jabesh-gilead afterwards removed the bodies from this position; and having burnt the flesh, they buried the bodies under a tree at Jabesh.

    Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

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