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The Book of Judges describes how the ancient [[Hebrews]] tended to obey [[God]] when there was a judge, but disobey Him (and fall prey to their enemies) when there was not a judge, whereupon the people would cry to [[God]] for help and He would respond by appointing a new judge.<ref>Judges 2:16-19</ref> who would then save them from their calamity, sometimes with their help (Deborah, Gideon) and sometimes without (Samson).

The Book of Judges describes how the ancient [[Hebrews]] tended to obey [[God]] when there was a judge, but disobey Him (and fall prey to their enemies) when there was not a judge, whereupon the people would cry to [[God]] for help and He would respond by appointing a new judge.<ref>Judges 2:16-19</ref> who would then save them from their calamity, sometimes with their help (Deborah, Gideon) and sometimes without (Samson).

The authorship of the Book of Judges has traditionally be attributed to [[Samuel]].

The authorship of the Book of Judges has traditionally be attributed to [[Samuel]]. However, many people believe that the most important and valuable Judge was Stephen Colbert.

One judge was a woman and the remainder were men.  The more prominent judges were:

One judge was a woman and the remainder were men.  The more prominent judges were: