1. after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel, Tola —that is, "to save." Deliverance was necessary as well from intestine usurpation as from foreign aggression. the son of Puah —He was uncle to Abimelech by the father's side, and consequently brother of Gideon; yet the former was of the tribe of Issachar, while the latter was of Manasseh. They were, most probably, uterine brothers. dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim —As a central place, he made it the seat of government. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-3" class="com-number"
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source-manifest/jfb— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological