Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



When Abimelech attacked the tower he went to the door to set the tower on fire. A woman threw a millstone down on his head and fractured his skull. He quickly called the young man who was carrying his weapons and told him: Draw your sword and kill me. I do not want it said that a woman killed me. The young man ran him through with his sword and he died. read more.
The Israelites went home as soon as they saw that Abimelech was dead. Thus God paid Abimelech back for the crime that he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers. God also made the men of Shechem suffer for their wickedness. Jotham, Gideon's son, said they would when he cursed them.

Who killed Jerubbesheth's son Abimelech? Did a woman on the wall of Thebez throw a small millstone at him and kill him? Why did you go so close to the wall? If the king asks this, tell him: 'Your man Uriah the Hittite is also dead.' Verse ConceptsMillstonesBeing Killed By A RockKilling Named Individuals

Then Abimelech went to Thebez. They surrounded that city, and captured it. There was a strong tower there. The men and women in the city, including the leaders, ran to it. They locked themselves in and went up to the roof. When Abimelech attacked the tower he went to the door to set the tower on fire. read more.
A woman threw a millstone down on his head and fractured his skull. He quickly called the young man who was carrying his weapons and told him: Draw your sword and kill me. I do not want it said that a woman killed me. The young man ran him through with his sword and he died. The Israelites went home as soon as they saw that Abimelech was dead. Thus God paid Abimelech back for the crime that he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers.