Jud 10:1-5. TOLA JUDGES ISRAEL IN SHAMIR.
1. after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel, Tola--that is, "to
save." Deliverance was necessary as well from intestine usurpation as
from foreign aggression.
the son of Puah--He was uncle to Abimelech by the father's side, and
consequently brother of Gideon; yet the former was of the tribe of
Issachar, while the latter was of Manasseh. They were, most probably,
uterine brothers.
dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim--As a central place, he made
it the seat of government.
JFB.
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