A Levite's Concubine
This tribe is where the Levite was traveling home to with his concubine.
(What is Ephraim?)
The total number of Israelite tribes that assembled against Benjamin.
(What is eleven?)
The Israelites swore not to give their daughters to Benjamin for this reason.
(What is because of the atrocity at Gibeah?)
The city where the Levite's journey began.
(What is Bethlehem in Judah?)
This was the Israelites' response when they received the Levite’s message.
(What is gathered as one man and prepared for war?)
This city is where the Levite and his concubine decided to spend the night instead of Jebus.
(What is Gibeah?)
The number of soldiers the tribe of Benjamin fielded.
(What is 26,000 plus 700 from Gibeah?)
This city was put under the ban for not joining the assembly against Benjamin.
(What is Jabesh Gilead?)
The tribe to which Gibeah belonged.
(What is Benjamin?)
The Israelites made this vow regarding Benjamin’s punishment.
(What is not to give their daughters as wives?)
The man who offered them lodging in Gibeah was originally from this place.
(What is the hill country of Ephraim?)
This is how the Israelites sought the Lord’s guidance before going to battle.
(What is by going to Bethel and asking the Lord?)
The Israelites gave Benjamin wives from this city.
(What is Jabesh Gilead?)
The place where the Ark of the Covenant was during this time.
(What is Bethel?)
The Lord allowed Benjamin to defeat Israel on these two occasions before granting them victory.
(What is the first and second battles?)
The men of Gibeah committed this horrific crime.
(What is raping and murdering the Levite’s concubine?)
This tribe was chosen to go up first against Benjamin.
(What is Judah?)
When not enough wives were found, they told the Benjaminites to seize women during this event.
(What is the festival at Shiloh?)
The total number of Benjaminites who survived the war.
(What is 600?)
After the war, the Israelites did this at Bethel, showing their grief.
(What is wept bitterly and offered sacrifices?)
This is what the Levite did to his concubine's body to call Israel to action.
(What is cut her into twelve pieces and sent them throughout Israel?)
After two defeats, the Israelites did this before their final victorious battle.
(What is wept, fasted, offered sacrifices, and inquired of the Lord again?)
This is how the elders justified letting the Benjaminites take women from Shiloh.
(What is "We didn’t give them as wives, so we haven’t broken our oath."?)
This central gathering place was where all the tribes met before battle.
(What is Mizpah?)
This verse summarises the moral decline at the end of the book.
What is “In those days Israel had no king; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.”