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<li><b>Destruction of Competitors</b> – Avimelekh kills all seventy of his brothers, who might have competed with him to inherit Gidon's leadership, with only the youngest son, Yotam, escaping. Shaul orders the death of all the priests of Nov, whom he thought supported David, with only the son of Achimelekh, Evyatar, escaping.</li> | <li><b>Destruction of Competitors</b> – Avimelekh kills all seventy of his brothers, who might have competed with him to inherit Gidon's leadership, with only the youngest son, Yotam, escaping. Shaul orders the death of all the priests of Nov, whom he thought supported David, with only the son of Achimelekh, Evyatar, escaping.</li> | ||
| − | <li><b>Rebuke from the Mountain</b> – After escaping, Yotam stands on top of Mount Gerizim, and calls out to Avimelekh's cronies, Ba'alei Shekhem, accusing them of | + | <li><b>Rebuke from the Mountain</b> – After escaping, Yotam stands on top of Mount Gerizim, and calls out to Avimelekh's cronies, Ba'alei Shekhem, accusing them of ingratitude. While escaping, David calls out to Shaul and his followers from the top of the mountain, asking them why Shaul hunts him.</li> |
<li><b>Death</b> – During his last battle, Avimelekh is hit by an enemy projectile. He then asks his arms-bearer to stab him, to prevent him from a worse fate (being killed by a woman). After his death, his followers depart. During Shaul's last battle, he is hit by the enemy archers. He then asks his arms-bearer to kill him, to prevent him from a worse fate (being tortured by the Pelishtim). After his death, his followers flee.</li> | <li><b>Death</b> – During his last battle, Avimelekh is hit by an enemy projectile. He then asks his arms-bearer to stab him, to prevent him from a worse fate (being killed by a woman). After his death, his followers depart. During Shaul's last battle, he is hit by the enemy archers. He then asks his arms-bearer to kill him, to prevent him from a worse fate (being tortured by the Pelishtim). After his death, his followers flee.</li> | ||
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| − | <li><b>Bad Spirit</b> – Both Avimelekh and Shaul are affected by a bad spirit | + | <li><b>Bad Spirit</b> – Both Avimelekh and Shaul are affected by a bad spirit ("רוּחַ רָעָה") sent by Hashem.</li> |
| − | <li><b>Rebuke from the Mountain</b> – Both Yotam and David | + | <li><b>Rebuke from the Mountain</b> – Both Yotam and David stand ("וַיַּעֲמֹד") on top of a mountain ("בְּרֹאשׁ הַר" / "עַל רֹאשׁ הָהָר") and call out ("וַיִּקְרָא").</li> |
| − | <li><b>Death</b> – Avimelekh and Shaul both | + | <li><b>Death</b> – Avimelekh and Shaul both ask their arms-bearer ("נֹשֵׂא כֵלָיו") to unsheathe their sword ("שְׁלֹף חַרְבְּךָ") and stab them ("וַיִּדְקְרֵהוּ" / "וְדׇקְרֵנִי").</li> |
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| + | <li><b>Avimelekh and Shaul</b> – The term bad spirit ("רוּחַ רָעָה"), the phrase standing ("וַיַּעֲמֹד") on top of a mountain ("בְּרֹאשׁ הַר" / "עַל רֹאשׁ הָהָר"), and the request "שְׁלֹף חַרְבְּךָ" are only found in these stories. The term arms-bearer ("נֹשֵׂא כֵלָיו") and the verb stab (דקר) are also found only rarely in Tanakh.<fn>Only two other characters, Yonatan and Yoav, have arms-bearers, and the verb דקר is found in only eight other places in Tanakh.</fn></li> | ||
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Version as of 13:17, 29 October 2016
Gidon and Shaul
Introduction
Content Parallels
| Gidon and the Early Stages of Shaul's Career | |
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| Gidon's Battle and Shaul's Battle at Michmas | |
| Avimelekh and Shaul |
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Literary Allusions
| Gidon and the Early Stages of Shaul's Career | |
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| Gidon's Battle and Shaul's Battle at Michmas | |
| Avimelekh and Shaul |
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Analysis
- Degree of similarity –
- Distinctive phrases –
- Avimelekh and Shaul – The term bad spirit ("רוּחַ רָעָה"), the phrase standing ("וַיַּעֲמֹד") on top of a mountain ("בְּרֹאשׁ הַר" / "עַל רֹאשׁ הָהָר"), and the request "שְׁלֹף חַרְבְּךָ" are only found in these stories. The term arms-bearer ("נֹשֵׂא כֵלָיו") and the verb stab (דקר) are also found only rarely in Tanakh.1
