Woman of Thebez
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{{Short description|Character in the Hebrew Bible's [[Book of Judges]]}} |
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[[File:Death of Abimelech.jpg|thumb|250px|Illustration of the woman of Thebez dropping the millstone on Abimelech, from Charles Foster, ''The Story of the Bible'', 1884.]] |
[[File:Death of Abimelech.jpg|thumb|250px|Illustration of the woman of Thebez dropping the millstone on Abimelech, from Charles Foster, ''The Story of the Bible'', 1884.]] |
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The '''woman of Thebez''' is a character in the [[Hebrew Bible]], appearing in the [[Book of Judges]]. She dropped a [[millstone]] from a wall in order to kill [[Abimelech (Judges)|Abimelech]]. |
The '''woman of Thebez''' is a character in the [[Hebrew Bible]], appearing in the [[Book of Judges]]. She dropped a [[millstone]] from a wall in order to kill [[Abimelech (Judges)|Abimelech]]. |
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Abimlech had laid siege to [[Thebez]] and entered the city. The residents had fled into a citadel within the city which Abimelech planned to burn. Judges 9:53 then says |
Abimlech had laid siege to [[Thebez]] and entered the city. The residents had fled into a citadel within the city which Abimelech planned to burn. Judges 9:53 then says: "A certain woman threw an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and crushed his skull." |
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[[Herbert Lockyer]] calls this woman "an obscure daughter of Israel, who was to become the instrument of heaven to punish a sinner too bold and wicked to live." He goes on to say |
[[Herbert Lockyer]] calls this woman "an obscure daughter of Israel, who was to become the instrument of heaven to punish a sinner too bold and wicked to live." He goes on to say: "Alas, there was no one to record the name and sing the praise of this heroine who must have received the gratitude of the now liberated people of the city!"[[Herbert Lockyer]], All the Women of the Bible. 1988. [http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/all-women-bible/Woman-Thebez "Woman of Thebez"]. |
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[[Carole R. Fontaine]] sees this woman as an example of the motif of the "woman who brings death" in the Old Testament.[[Carole R. Fontaine]], "The Bearing of Wisdom on the Shape of 2 Samuel 11-12 and I Kings 3 |
[[Carole R. Fontaine]] sees this woman as an example of the motif of the "woman who brings death" in the [[Old Testament]].[[Carole R. Fontaine]], "The Bearing of Wisdom on the Shape of 2 Samuel 11-12 and I Kings 3", ''[[JSOT]]'' 34 (1986), p. 65. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Women in the Hebrew Bible]] |
[[Category:Women in the Hebrew Bible]] |
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