Charles Ellicott Commentary Judges 19:12

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Judges 19:12

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Judges 19:12

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside into the city of a foreigner, that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah." — Judges 19:12 (ASV)

To Gibeah. —This is the “Gibeah of Saul,” where the first king of Israel was born (1 Samuel 11:4). It was one of the fourteen cities of Benjamin (Joshua 18:28), and is the modern Tuleil el Ful. It only involved a journey of four miles more (Josephus, Antiquities Book 5, Chapter 2, Section 8).