GILEAD AND ITS CHIEF
Judges 10:1; Judges 11:1
THE scene of the history shifts now to the east of Jordan, and we
learn first of the influence which the region called Gilead was coming
to have in Hebrew development from the brief notice of a chief named
Jair, who held the position of judge for twent... [ Continue Reading ]
THE TERRIBLE VOW
Judges 11:12
AT every stage of their history the Hebrews were capable of producing
men of passionate religiousness. And this appears as a distinction of
the group of nations to which they belong. The Arab of the present
time has the same quality. He can be excited to a holy war in... [ Continue Reading ]