Lesson XVIII. The Later judges

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut · 1907

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(Omit Stories 11 and 13. Tell Stories 12 and 14 in Part Second.)

1. What enemies gave to the Ĭs̝´ra-el-ītes the greatest trouble in the time of the judges? The Phĭ-lĭs´tĭnes̝.

2. Who began to set Ĭs̝´ra-el free from the Phĭ-lĭs´tĭnes̝? Săm´son.

3. For what was Săm´son famed? For his great strength.

4. What did Săm´son once carry away from a city? The gates of Gā´za.

5. What did the Phĭ-lĭs´tĭnes̝ do to Săm´son when they made him prisoner? They put out his eyes.

6. What did Săm´son do to the Phĭ-lĭs´tĭnes̝ afterward? He pulled down a temple upon them.

7. What good woman came to live among the Ĭs̝´ra-el-ītes in the time of the Judges? Rṳth.

8. In what city did Rṳth live? Bĕth´=lĕ-hĕm.

9. What rich man married Rṳth? Bō´ăz.

10. What king was the great grandson of Bō´ăz and Rṳth? Dā´vid.

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, Hurlbut's Bible Lessons for Boys and Girls (Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., copyright 1907). Public domain. Transcription by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (pgdp.net). printed page 14. Source

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