Judges on the Bible timeline

Judges holds 15 events on the timeline. Here they are in the order they happened, each with its place in the wider story.

Events in Judges, in order

• Othniel Delivers Israel · about 1360 BC
  Othniel defeats the king of Aram and brings forty years of peace.
• Ehud Kills Eglon · about 1310 BC
  Left-handed Ehud assassinates the fat Moabite king Eglon with a hidden dagger.
• Deborah, Barak and Jael Defeat Sisera · about 1209 BC
  Deborah and Barak lead Israel against Sisera; Jael kills the fleeing commander.
• Gideon Called · about 1169 BC
  An angel of the Lord calls Gideon, who is threshing wheat in a winepress, to save Israel.
• Gideon Tears Down Baal's Altar · about 1169 BC
  Gideon destroys his father's altar to Baal at night and earns the name Jerub-Baal.
• Gideon's Fleece · about 1169 BC
  Gideon asks God for dew on a wool fleece alone, and then on the ground alone, as a sign.
• Gideon's Three Hundred · about 1169 BC
  God reduces Gideon's army to 300 men, who rout Midian with trumpets, jars, and torches.
• Abimelech Killed by Millstone · about 1150 BC
  A woman drops a millstone on Abimelech's head at Thebez, and he orders his armor-bearer to kill him.
• Samson's Birth Foretold · about 1110 BC
  An angel tells the wife of Manoah that she will bear a son who will be a Nazirite from birth.
• Samson Kills a Lion · about 1085 BC
  Samson tears apart a young lion with his bare hands and later finds honey in its carcass.
• Samson's Riddle · about 1085 BC
  Samson poses a riddle at his wedding feast, and his wife betrays the answer.
• Jawbone of a Donkey · about 1080 BC
  Samson kills a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey.
• Samson Carries Off Gaza's Gates · about 1078 BC
  Samson lifts the doors and posts of Gaza's city gate and carries them away.
• Delilah Betrays Samson · about 1075 BC
  Delilah discovers the secret of Samson’s consecration; the Philistines shave his head, capture him, and blind him.
• Samson's Final Act · about 1055 BC
  Samson pushes apart the pillars of Dagon's temple and brings it down on himself and the Philistines.

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