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Judges 12:8–15 Bible Word Search
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“After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.”

Judges 12:8

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About this Bible word search

This free online puzzle is based on Judges 12:8–15 in the World English Bible. The word bank contains 30 passage-related words, and the default Easy puzzle starts with 15 words. Use the verse references for study, or print the worksheet for offline use.

History

Historical background

Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon

After Jephthah, Ibzan judges Israel for seven years and arranges many marriages for his children. Elon judges for ten years, and Abdon leads for eight years with sons and grandsons riding donkeys. Each judge is buried in his own territory.

Setting
Israel during a sequence of regional judges after Jephthah.

Main events
The passage records the terms, families, deaths, and burial places of three judges.

Why it matters
These brief notices bridge Jephthah’s era and the Philistine oppression that precedes Samson.

This overview paraphrases the cited passage in the World English Bible.

Original-language word highlights

  • BETHLEHEM

    Hebrew · בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם · Strong’s H1035 · Biblical place · High-confidence match

    Judges 12:8
  • AIJALON

    Hebrew · אַיָּלוֹן · Strong’s H357 · Biblical place · High-confidence match

    Judges 12:12
  • EPHRAIM

    Hebrew · אֶפְרַ֫יִם · Strong’s H669 · Joseph's son living at the time of the Patriarchs · High-confidence match

    Judges 12:15
  • HILLEL

    Hebrew · הִלֵּל · Strong’s H1985 · Man living before Israel's Monarchy · High-confidence match

    Judges 12:13
  • ISRAEL

    Hebrew · יִשְׂרָאֵל · Strong’s H3478 · Man living at the time of the Patriarchs · High-confidence match

    Judges 12:8

Passage vocabulary

  • PIRATHONITE
    Judges 12:13
  • AMALEKITES
    Judges 12:15
  • ZEBULUNITE
    Judges 12:11
  • BETHLEHEM
    Judges 12:8
  • DAUGHTERS
    Judges 12:9
  • PIRATHON
    Judges 12:15
  • AIJALON
    Judges 12:12
  • BROUGHT
    Judges 12:9
  • COUNTRY
    Judges 12:15
  • EPHRAIM
    Judges 12:15
  • OUTSIDE
    Judges 12:9
  • SEVENTY
    Judges 12:14
  • ZEBULUN
    Judges 12:12
  • BURIED
    Judges 12:10
  • DONKEY
    Judges 12:14
  • HILLEL
    Judges 12:13
  • ISRAEL
    Judges 12:8
  • JUDGED
    Judges 12:8
  • THIRTY
    Judges 12:9
  • ABDON
    Judges 12:13
  • COLTS
    Judges 12:14
  • EIGHT
    Judges 12:14
  • FORTY
    Judges 12:14
  • IBZAN
    Judges 12:8
  • SEVEN
    Judges 12:9
  • YEARS
    Judges 12:9
  • CLAN
    Judges 12:9
  • DIED
    Judges 12:10
  • ELON
    Judges 12:11
  • HILL
    Judges 12:15

Places in this passage

Aijalon 2 Bethlehem 3 Pirathon

  • Bethlehem 3
    Beit Lahm
    Judges 12:8, Judges 12:10
    Likely
  • Aijalon 2
    within 10 km of Rumana
    Judges 12:12
    Approximate
  • Pirathon
    Khirbet Ein Fara
    Judges 12:13, Judges 12:15
    Approximate

Scripture text: World English Bible (WEB),
public domain. Place data adapted from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data,
licensed CC BY 4.0;
locations may be approximate or disputed. Some source data may incorporate OpenStreetMap data,
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licensed CC BY 4.0;
matches are limited to high-confidence name and verse references.

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