Judg 8:28 | TNotes | STEP | 8:28 When there was peace in the land (see study note on 3:7-11) before Abimelech, it was for multiples of twenty years (3:11 , 30 ; 5:31 ). After Gideon, the lengths were shorter. Israel’s ongoing apostasy led to increased social instability (cp. chs 17

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‏ Judges 8:28

8:28 ^a When there was peace in the land (see study note on 3:7-11) before Abimelech, it was for multiples of twenty years (3:11 ^b, 30 ^c; 5:31 ^d). After Gideon, the lengths were shorter. Israel’s ongoing apostasy led to increased social instability (cp. chs 17–21 ^e).