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Judges 9:28 (CEV)

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28 Gaal said: Hamor was the founder of Shechem, and one of his descendants should be our ruler. But Abimelech's father was Gideon, so Abimelech isn't really one of us. He shouldn't be our king, and we shouldn't have to obey him or Zebul, who rules Shechem f

Definition(s):
Abimelech (Ab-immel-ekh): father of the king
Hamor (Ha-mohr): an ass; clay; dirt
Shechem (Shekh-em): part; portion; back early in the morning