Bible Dictionary
Ehud
Ehud was a left-handed Benjamite who delivered Israel from Moabite oppression. He killed Eglon, king of Moab, and then led Israel in defeating the Moabites.
Biblical Usage
After Eglon’s death, Ehud escaped, summoned Israel, seized the Jordan fords, and defeated the Moabites, killing about ten thousand. The land then had rest, specifically stated as eighty years. Another Ehud appears in a Benjamite genealogy.
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