Gibeonite treaty

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The Gibeonite treaty is a biblical covenant in which the Israelites, deceived by the Gibeonites into believing they were distant foreigners, swore by oath to spare them from destruction, leading to their permanent servitude rather than annihilation.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical covenant ⓘ
oath ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
basedOn deception by the Gibeonites ⓘ
bindingOn all the congregation of Israel ⓘ
cause Gibeonites pretending to be from a distant country ⓘ
Israelites failing to inquire of the LORD ⓘ
ethicalIssue tension between justice and covenant loyalty ⓘ
treatment of resident foreigners under Israelite law ⓘ
followsEvent destruction of Ai ⓘ
destruction of Jericho ⓘ
genreContext Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
geographicContext city of Gibeon ⓘ
land of Canaan ⓘ
linked to: Land of Canaan
hasPart imposition of servitude on the Gibeonites ⓘ
oath sworn by the leaders of Israel ⓘ
promise to spare the Gibeonites ⓘ
involvesLeader Joshua ⓘ
leaders of the congregation of Israel ⓘ
involvesParty Gibeonites ⓘ
Israelites ⓘ
languageOfOath sworn by the LORD, the God of Israel ⓘ
laterConsequence famine in days of David attributed to Saul’s violation of the covenant with the Gibeonites ⓘ
laterReference 2 Samuel 21 ⓘ
legalEffect Gibeonites made hewers of wood and drawers of water ⓘ
Gibeonites placed in permanent servitude to Israel ⓘ
Gibeonites spared from destruction ⓘ
prohibition on Israel attacking the Gibeonites ⓘ
longTermConsequence Gibeonites associated with sanctuary service as woodcutters and water carriers ⓘ
Gibeonites remained within Israelite community ⓘ
linked to: Gibeonites
moralTheme binding nature of oaths sworn in the name of the LORD ⓘ
consequences of making oaths without consulting God ⓘ
deception and its long-term consequences ⓘ
recordedIn Book of Joshua ⓘ
recordedInChapter Joshua 9 ⓘ
linked to: Book of Joshua
relatedEvent Gibeonite cities attacked by Amorite kings ⓘ
Israelite defense of Gibeon ⓘ
battle at Gibeon with sun standing still ⓘ
religiousContext Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
religiousSignificance example of covenant obligation overriding expediency ⓘ
illustration of Israel’s responsibility to honor sworn oaths ⓘ
timeContext Israelite conquest of Canaan ⓘ
typeOfServitude drawers of water for the altar of the LORD ⓘ
hewers of wood for the congregation ⓘ
violatedBy King Saul ⓘ

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Book of Joshua → describesEvent → Gibeonite treaty ⓘ