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#233 | Shoftim ch.20 - The War Against Binyamin
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- The Tanakh Podcast
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- Jul 18, 2026
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- 849
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Summary
Brother against brother. In this chapter, after hearing about the horrific rape in Givah, 400,000 soldiers wage war, a war of decimation and destruction, against The tribe of Benjamin. But they consult with God twice and each time they lose the battle. Why does God allow them to lose if this is a holy war, a legitimate cause? Or possibly, it is illegitimate?