Difference between revisions of "Judges"

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Judges may refer to:

Judges (Biblical book) is the 7th book of the Bible, (Hebrew: Sefer Shoftim ספר שופטים). It is part of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) as well as the Christian Old Testament. It takes place after the death of Joshua and covers a time period of over 300 years. It was before Israel had a king.

The Judges of Israel, tribal leaders who functioned as judges and law-givers in the period before the establishment of the monarchy, and who collectively give their name to the book.

Judges has more than one meaning. As such, this article is merely a disambiguation page, listing articles associated with Judges.

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-Judges (Hebrew: Sefer Shoftim ספר שופטים) is a book of the Bible. It is part of the Hebrew Bible ([[Tanakh]]) as well as the Christian [[Old Testament]]. It gives the history of Biblical judges (not to be confused with modern judges), who were elders that ruled and guided the ancient Israelites.
+'''Judges''' may refer to:
-In modern times, a [[Judge|judge]] is any person who presides over a court case.
+*[[Judges (Biblical book)]] is the 7th book of the [[Bible]], (Hebrew: Sefer Shoftim ספר שופטים). It is part of the Hebrew Bible ([[Tanakh]]) as well as the Christian [[Old Testament]].  It takes place after the death of [[Joshua]] and covers a time period of over 300 years.  It was before [[Israel]] had a king.
-[[Category:Biblical books]]
-[[Category:Old Testament]]
+*The [[Judges of Israel]], tribal leaders who functioned as judges and law-givers in the period before the establishment of the monarchy, and who collectively give their name to the book.
+{{Disambiguation}}