Abimelech

male human biblical figure in Judges 8:31, king of Shechem

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Reign: 1129–1126 BC
Predecessor: Gideon (Judge)
Successor: Tola (Judge)
Born: Shechem , Canaan
Died: Thebez , Canaan
Hebrew: אֲבִימֶלֶךְ
Father: Gideon
Mother: Shechemite Woman

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Commons category: Abimelech (Judges)
name in native language: אֲבִימֶלֶךְ‎ Abimelec

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Abimelech (/əˈbɪməˌlɛk/; אֲבִימֶלֶךְ ’Ǎḇīmeleḵ) or Abimelek was the king of Shechem and the tribal territory of Manasseh, and a son of biblical judge Gideon. His name can best be interpreted as "my father is king", claiming the inherited right to rule. He is introduced in Judges 8:31 as the son of Gideon and his Shechemite concubine, and the biblical account of his reign is described in chapter nine of the Book of Judges. According to the Bible, he was an unprincipled and ambitious ruler who often engaged in wars against his own subjects.

Ascension to kingship