Jesus Ben Sira praised these figures for never "turn[ing] their backs on the Lord," saying "May their bones flower again from the tomb" in Ecclesiastes.
Jesus Ben Sira praised these figures for never "turn[ing] their backs on the Lord," saying "May their bones flower again from the tomb" in Ecclesiastes. One of these figures requested all the golden ear-rings of a group of captives and used them to make an ephod. One of these people laid wool on the threshing floor to see if it would be covered in dew. The book (*) named for these figures is characterized by a cycle of apostasy, punishment for apostasy, deliverance by one of these people, and apostasy. One of these people devised a test using the word "Shibboleth," while another one of these figures who killed 300 Philistines using a donkey's jawbone lost his strength when his hair was cut off by Delilah. For 10 points, name this group that included Deborah, Gideon, Jephthah, and Samson, who led the Israelites in a namesake book.
Jesus Ben Sira praised these figures for never "turn[ing] their backs on the Lord," saying "May their bones flower again from the tomb" in Ecclesiastes.
judges [or Shoftim; prompt on “leader” or “king”]