I have just finished reading Judges trying to learn about this religion :)
And I feel like I've been through the wringer emotionally with this episode at the end, what is the reason and interpretation ?
Does god still behave like this?
What about other really evil events like rape?
Jerubbaal: Alias of Biblical Judge Gideon Discovered in Southern Israel
Earlier today it was reported that an ostracon (pottery shard with text) bearing the biblical name Yerubaal was discovered in digs in Israel. Yerubaal, of course, was the alias of the judge Gideon. The shard is dated...