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Tola (disambiguation) . According to the Bible, Tola ( Hebrew : תּוֹלָע , Modern : Tōlaʿ , Tiberian : Tōlāʿ ) was one of the Judges of Israel . His career is summarised in Judges 10:1-2. He judged Israel for 23 years after Abimelech died. He lived at Shamir in Mount Ephraim , where he was also buried. His name means "Crimson worm" or "scarlet stuff." The son of Puah and the grandson of Dodo from the tribe of Issachar , he had the same name as one of the sons of Issachar who migrated to Egypt with Jacob his grandfather in Genesis 46:13 . Of all the biblical judges, the least is written about Tola. None of his deeds are recorded. The entire account from Judges 10:1-2 ( KJV ) follows: And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim . And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir . "Tola" International Standard Bible Encyclopedia There are <ref group=note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).
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Tola, the son of Puah and the grandson of Dodo from the tribe of Issachar , judged Israel for twenty-three years after Abimelech died and lived at Shamir in Mount Ephraim , where he was also buried.
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Tola, the son of Puah and the grandson of Dodo from the tribe of Issachar , judged Israel for twenty-three years after Abimelech died and lived at Shamir in Mount Ephraim , where he was also buried. Of all the Biblical judges , the least is written about Tola.None of his deeds are recorded.The entire account from Judges 10:1-2 ( KJV ) follows: And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.
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His career is summarised in Judges 10:1-2.He judged Israel for 23 years after Abimelech died. He lived at Shamir in Mount Ephraim , where he was also buried. His name means "Crimson worm" or "scarlet stuff." The son of Puah and the grandson of Dodo from the tribe of Issachar , he had the same name as one of the sons of Issachar who migrated to Egypt with Jacob his grandfather in Genesis 46:13 . Of all the biblical judges, the least is written about Tola. None of his deeds are recorded. The entire account from Judges 10:1-2 ( KJV ) follows: And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim . And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir .
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One of the Judges of Israel For other uses, see Tola (disambiguation) .According to the Bible, Tola ( Hebrew : תּוֹלָע , Modern : Tōlaʿ , Tiberian : Tōlāʿ ) was one of the Judges of Israel . His career is summarised in Judges 10:1-2. He judged Israel for 23 years after Abimelech died. He lived at Shamir in Mount Ephraim , where he was also buried. His name means "Crimson worm" or "scarlet stuff." The son of Puah and the grandson of Dodo from the tribe of Issachar , he had the same name as one of the sons of Issachar who migrated to Egypt with Jacob his grandfather in Genesis 46:13 . Of all the biblical judges, the least is written about Tola. None of his deeds are recorded. The entire account from Judges 10:1-2 ( KJV ) follows: And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim . And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the judges of israel whose career is documented in judges 10”. Today it says “one of the judges of israel”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “One of the Judges of Israel”. It now reads “One of the Judges of Israel According to the Bible”. Read the current article and compare.
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one of the judges of israel whose career is documented in judges 10
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