1. Judges 12:8 (ESV)
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Which “Bethlehem” is in view?

Judges 12:8 (ESV)

8 After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

The “Bethlehem” in view is likely not the one in Judah, but the northern Bethlehem, on the border of the territory of Zebulun (Joshua 19:15).

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