Quotes About Legacy

Eleazar son of Aaron also died, and they buried him at Gibeah, which had been given to his son Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim.

And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.

And the people served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him, who had seen all the great works that the LORD had done for Israel.

And Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.

They buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

After that whole generation had also been gathered to their fathers, another generation rose up who did not know the LORD or the works that He had done for Israel.

if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known it formerly:

Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.”

Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”

and he—Jerubbaal son of Joash—returned home and settled down.

Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.

Later, Gideon son of Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

He went to his fatherís house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.

for my father fought for you and risked his life to deliver you from the hand of Midian,

After Abimelech had reigned over Israel for three years,

He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ëA woman killed him.í” So Abimelechís armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.

Tola judged Israel twenty-three years, and when he died, he was buried in Shamir.

He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. And they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth-jair.

When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon.

And Gileadís wife bore him sons who grew up, drove Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our fatherís house, because you are the son of another woman.”

Jephthah judged Israel six years, and when he died, he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

Then Ibzan died, and he was buried in Bethlehem.

Then Elon the Zebulunite died, and he was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.