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Published on Dec 09, 2015
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ABIMELECH
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One of Gideon's sons
Served as judge of Israel, following the judgeship of Gideon
Abimelech sought to rule Shechem
Did this by killing all of the other sons of Gideon
All sons were killed, except for the youngest one, Jotham
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Abimelech then became king of Shechem
After leading Shechem for three years, a conspiracy arose against Abimelech
Civil war broke out, leading to a town called Thebez
Abimelech cornered the leaders of the city in a tower
Came near with the intention of burning the tower with fire
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A woman in the tower dropped an upper millstone on his head
It crushed his skull
Abimelech called his armor-bearer
He told hos armor-bearer this: "Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me "A woman killed him""
Abimelech was then killed
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Led in such a manner that even his subjects sought to overtake him.
In contrast to the positive leadership of his father, Abimelech focused on his personal gain, hurting many people
Abimelech had flaws, focused on his gain rather than out of servicd to God
Benjamin Ghawi
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