John Gill Commentary Judges 12:8

"And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel." — Judges 12:8 (ASV)

And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel .
There were two Bethlehems, one in the tribe of Zebulun, (Joshua 19:15) of which some think this man was; and another in the tribe of Judah, the city of Jesse and David, and of the Messiah; and Josephus says ^F24 , Ibzan was of the tribe of Judah, of the city of Bethlehem; and because Boaz was of the same place, and lived in the times of the judges, the Jewish Rabbins ^F25 are of opinion that he is the same with Ibzan; so Jarchi and Ben Gersom.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F24: Antiqu. l. 5. c. 7. sect. 13.
• F25: T. Bab. Bava Bathra, fol. 91. 1.