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Judges 17:7 Cross-References

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The Levite Becomes Micah's Priest

And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.

Judges 17:7 (KJV)

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Judahfourth-born son of Jacob (GEN 29:35), son of Leah

Commentary on Judges 17:7

And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. This verse introduces a wandering Levite who will become Micah's hired priest, further corrupting Israel's worship. The phrase "Beth-lehem-judah" (literally "house of bread") is ironic—this town would later be David's birthplace and ultimately the Messiah's (Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:1), yet here it produces a compromised priest. The description "of the family of Judah, who was a Levite" indicates he lived among Judah's tribe while belonging to Levi's tribe—Levites had no tribal terri...

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