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What the Bible Says About Thebez

Overview

The Bible addresses thebez across 8 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Judges and 2 Samuel. Closely related themes include Judgments, Sieges, Towers and Mills. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Abimelech and Gideon.

Key Bible verses about thebez

Old Testament

Judges

Judges 9:50

Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

Judges 9:51

But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.

Judges 9:52

And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

Judges 9:53

And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.

Judges 9:54

Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

Judges 9:55

And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.

Judges 9:56

Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

People in the Bible and thebez

Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.

In the Bible dictionary

Studying thebez for yourself

  • Begin with Judges 9:50, then read the passages below in canonical order.
  • Compare how Judges and 2 Samuel each treat the theme.
  • Consider the lives of Abimelech and Gideon and how their stories intersect with it.
  • Widen the study to related themes: Judgments, Sieges, Towers and Mills.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about thebez?

The Bible addresses thebez across 8 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Judges and 2 Samuel. Closely related themes include Judgments, Sieges, Towers and Mills. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Abimelech and Gideon.

How many Bible verses are about thebez?

The Bible references thebez in 8 verses (King James Version).

Where does the Bible first mention thebez?

In canonical order, the first of these passages is Judges 9:50: “Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.”

Which people in the Bible are associated with thebez?

Abimelech and Gideon.

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