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Easton's Bible Dictionary
union.
(1) A descendant of Benjamin ( 1 Chronicles 7:10 ), his great-grandson.
(2) The son of Gera, of the tribe of Benjamin ( Judges 3:15 ). After the death
of Othniel the people again fell into idolatry, and Eglon, the king of Moab, uniting
his bands with those of the Ammonites and the Amalekites, crossed the Jordan and
took the city of Jericho, and for eighteen years held that whole district in subjection,
exacting from it an annual tribute. At length Ehud, by a stratagem, put Eglon
to death with a two-edged dagger a cubit long, and routed the Moabites at the
fords of the Jordan, putting 10,000 of them to death. Thenceforward the land,
at least Benjamin, enjoyed rest "for fourscore years" (Judges 3:12 - 30 ). (See
QUARRIES [2].) But in the south-west the Philistines reduced the Israelites to
great straits (Judges 5:6 ). From this oppression Shamgar was raised up to be
their deliverer.
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names
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Smith's Bible Dictionary
(union).
(1) Ehud son of Bilhah, and great-grandson of Benjamin the patriarch. ( 1 Chronicles
7:10 ; 8:6 )
(2) Ehud son of Gera, of the tribe of Benjamin, ( Judges 3:15 ) the second judge
of the Israelites. (B.C. about 1370.) In the Bible he is not called a judge, but
a deliverer (l.c.): so Othniel, ( Judges 3:9 ) and all the Judges. ( Nehemiah
9:27 ) As a Benjamite he was specially chosen to destroy Eglon, who had established
himself in Jericho, which was included in the boundaries of that tribe. He was
very strong, and left-handed. [EGLON]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
e'-hud (ehudh, "united," "strong"):
A Benjamite, son of Gera, deliverer of Israel from oppression by Moab (Judges
3:15-30). Gaining access alone to the presence of King Eglon under pretense of
a secret errand connected with the payment of Israel's tribute, Ehud, a left-handed
man, drew the sword he had concealed upon his right side, and thrust the king
through. He locked the doors of the upper chamber after him, made his escape,
and with the Israelites overcame Moab at the fords of the Jordan, slaying some
10,000. Ehud's name occurs again in the Benjamite genealogy (1 Chronicles 7:10).
F. K. Farr
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