Judges 10:2

"After Abimelech, Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim."

Key Reflection

This verse highlights the cycle of judges who temporarily led Israel in times of distress. Tola's emergence as a judge from the tribe of Issachar signifies a period of deliverance through local leadership, demonstrating how God raised up leaders from various tribes to address specific needs and challenges facing the nation.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Jair the Gileadite was probably the same person as is named inNumbers 32:41;Deuteronomy 3:14, as having given the name of “Havoth-jair” to certain villages in Bashan.

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