Reading this in the Old Testament blew me away. How did Ambimelech accomplish this?
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143 sats \ 4 replies \ @7e6e393a56 9 Nov 2024
I just read it, and the conspiracy has been going on for a long time.
With Shechem's support and money, Abimelech hired violent and unscrupulous men, who accompanied him to Ophrah.
In Ophrah he invaded his father's house and killed his seventy brothers, with the exception of Jotham, the youngest, who managed to escape and hide.
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @BlokchainB OP 9 Nov 2024
Ahh so he had an army with him
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181 sats \ 2 replies \ @7e6e393a56 9 Nov 2024
Yes. Abimelech knew that the people had the desire to be ruled by a monarch, as happened with other peoples, so he conspired with the leaders of Shechem to become the only sovereign
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @BlokchainB OP 9 Nov 2024
Such a sad story how a brother can slaughter his siblings like that
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @7e6e393a56 9 Nov 2024
Very sad. A human being driven by greed is capable of carrying out monstrous acts.
The Bible also has the story of Joseph who was sold by his brothers
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