Ehud

Left-handed Benjamite judge who delivered Israel from Moabite oppression

A written article for Ehud is still to come. Below and alongside: where Ehud appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1400 BC
    1300 BC
  • Ehud
    1325 BC to 1305 BC

Original word

  • אֵהוּד ehud
    H164
Relationships
Son: Ahiah Son: Ahihud Son: Ahijah Father: Gera Son: Gera Son: Naaman Son: Uzza Member of: Tribe of Benjamin
Citations
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Where Ehud appears in Scripture

Judges 3

וַיִּזְעֲקוּ בְנֵֽי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל-יְהוָה וַיָּקֶם יְהוָה לָהֶם מוֹשִׁיעַ אֶת-אֵהוּד בֶּן-גֵּרָא בֶּן-הַיְמִינִי אִישׁ אִטֵּר יַד-יְמִינוֹ וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ בְנֵֽי-יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּיָדוֹ מִנְחָה לְעֶגְלוֹן מֶלֶךְ מוֹאָֽב׃
15
But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.
וַיַּעַשׂ לוֹ אֵהוּד חֶרֶב וְלָהּ שְׁנֵי פֵיוֹת גֹּמֶד אָרְכָּהּ וַיַּחְגֹּר אוֹתָהּ מִתַּחַת לְמַדָּיו עַל יֶרֶךְ יְמִינֽוֹ׃
16
But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
וְאֵהוּד׀ בָּא אֵלָיו וְהֽוּא-יֹשֵׁב בַּֽעֲלִיַּת הַמְּקֵרָה אֲשֶׁר-לוֹ לְבַדּוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵהוּד דְּבַר-אֱלֹהִים לִי אֵלֶיךָ וַיָּקָם מֵעַל הַכִּסֵּֽא׃
20
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
וַיִּשְׁלַח אֵהוּד אֶת-יַד שְׂמֹאלוֹ וַיִּקַּח אֶת-הַחֶרֶב מֵעַל יֶרֶךְ יְמִינוֹ וַיִּתְקָעֶהָ בְּבִטְנֽוֹ׃
21
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
וַיֵּצֵא אֵהוּד הַֽמִּסְדְּרוֹנָה וַיִּסְגֹּר דַּלְתוֹת הָֽעֲלִיָּה בַּֽעֲדוֹ וְנָעָֽל׃
23
Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.
וְאֵהוּד נִמְלַט עַד הִֽתְמַהְמְהָם וְהוּא עָבַר אֶת-הַפְּסִילִים וַיִּמָּלֵט הַשְּׂעִירָֽתָה׃
26
And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.

Judges 4

וַיֹּסִפוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַֽעֲשׂוֹת הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה וְאֵהוּד מֵֽת׃
1
And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.

1 Chronicles 7

וּבְנֵי יְדִֽיעֲאֵל בִּלְהָן וּבְנֵי בִלְהָן ‫(יעיש)‬ יְעוּשׁ וּבִנְיָמִן וְאֵהוּד וּֽכְנַעֲנָה וְזֵיתָן וְתַרְשִׁישׁ וַֽאֲחִישָֽׁחַר׃
10
The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.