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Judges 17:7 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Judges 17:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 17 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
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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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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Cross-References for Judges 17:7
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“that there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab”
“Bethlehem Ephrathah”
“behold”
“In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written through the prophet,,And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,,,,,,,,,”
“when there was no king in Israel”
“and Nahalal”
“and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem).”