Levite of Ephraim

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The Levite of Ephraim is a biblical figure in the Book of Judges whose tragic journey with his concubine leads to a brutal crime and a subsequent civil war in Israel.

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Levite of Ephraim canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Levite
biblical figure
character in the Book of Judges
accuses the men of Gibeah
the tribe of Benjamin of wickedness
appearsIn Book of Judges
linked to: Judges

Judges 19
Judges 20
linked to: Judges

Judges 21
linked to: Judges
associatedWith the Benjaminite war
the outrage at Gibeah
canonicalStatus part of Christian Old Testament narrative
part of Jewish Tanakh narrative
concubineDies after abuse in Gibeah
concubineIsAbusedIn Gibeah
cutsBodyOfConcubine into twelve pieces
findsConcubine lying at the door in the morning
geographicContext Benjamin
Ephraim
Judah
linked to: Yehuda
givesTestimonyBefore the assembly at Mizpah
linked to: Mizpah
hasConcubineFrom Bethlehem in Judah
linked to: Bethlehem
hasRelationshipWith his concubine
isHostedBy an old man of Gibeah
isSurroundedBy worthless men of Gibeah
languageOfPrimaryText Biblical Hebrew
moralEvaluationInTradition controversial and morally ambiguous figure
nameStatus unnamed in the biblical text
narrativeTheme absence of a king in Israel
moral and social collapse in Israel
offers his concubine to the men of Gibeah
residenceRegion hill country of Ephraim
roleInNarrative catalyst for inter-tribal conflict
victim-witness of crime in Gibeah
scripturalSource Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament
linked to: Bible
seeksLodgingIn Gibeah of Benjamin
linked to: Gibeah
sendsBodyPartsTo all the territory of Israel
staysIn Gibeah
summons the tribes of Israel
timePeriod era of the judges in Israel
travelsWith a pair of donkeys
his concubine
his servant
tribe tribe of Levi
linked to: Tribe of Levi
triggersEvent Israelite war against Benjamin

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Book of Judges featuresCharacter Levite of Ephraim
subject linked to: Judges