Hebrew Bible judges

Common card · No. 200499

The judges (sing. Hebrew: שופט, romanized: šōp̄ēṭ, pl. שופטים šōp̄əṭīm) whose stories are recounted in the Hebrew Bible, primarily in the Book of Judges, were individuals who served as military, political, and spiritual leaders of the tribes of Israel in times of crisis, in the period before the monarchy was established.