15 Judges of Israel

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About 3000 years ago, the land of Israel was ruled by a succession of judges, rather than kings. There were 15 people who served as judges:

1. Othniel

2. Ehud

3. Shamgar

4. Deborah

5. Gideon

6. Abimelech

7. Tola

8. Jair

9. Jephthah

10. Ibzan

11. Elon

12. Abdon

13. Samson

14. Eli

15. Samuel

Next person in the Bible: Aaron

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