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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.
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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
© OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL 1.0. Original-language data adapted from STEP Bible,
licensed CC BY 4.0;
matches are limited to high-confidence name and verse references.
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