Eglon
Israel sold into his hands for eighteen years (JDG 3:14) because Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD (JDG 3:12)
Personmale8 verses
Names
- Eglon — עֶגְל֤וֹן egəlon “circle; young bull” (H5700) · Εγλωμ Eglōm — Judges 3:12
Titles
- King of Moab — מֶ֥לֶךְ לְמוֹאָ֖ב melek ləmoav “king [of] Moab” (H4124) · βασιλέα Μωαβ basiléa Mōab “king of Moab” — Judges 3:12
Dated events
- Beginning of the period of Israel's oppression by Eglon* — 2,641 AH · 1,343 BC (Ussher) — Judges 3:14
- End of the period of Israel's oppression by Eglon* — 2,659 AH · 1,325 BC (Ussher) — Judges 3:14
Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.
Named together
Named in the same verse. A co-occurrence recorded by the text, not a claim that this person was there.
- Moab 1 — 4 shared verses
Appearances
Topical references
- Assassinated by Ehud — Judges 3:12
- Captured by Joshua — Joshua 10:23; Joshua 10:35
- Allotted to the tribe of Judah — Joshua 15:39
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.