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Jdg 10:1-5. Tola judges Israel in Shamir.
after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel, Tola - that is, “to save.” Deliverance was necessary as well from intestine usurpation as from foreign aggression.
the son of Puah - He was uncle to Abimelech by the father’s side, and consequently brother of Gideon; yet the former was of the tribe of Issachar, while the latter was of Manasseh. They were, most probably, uterine brothers.
dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim - As a central place, he made it the seat of government.