Moabite Oppression (jan 1, 1302 BC – jan 1, 1284 BC)
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EGLON(Egʹlon) [Little Calf].
A king of Moab in the days of the Judges, who oppressed Israel for 18 years, “because they did what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes.” (Jg 3:12-25) Eglon was head of the confederacy of Moab, Ammon, and Amalek in their assault upon Israel.
During this period, the Moabites appear to have expanded their territory N of the Arnon and, in the reign of their King Eglon, occupied Israelite territory W of the Jordan at least as far as “the city of palm trees,” Jericho. (Jg 3:12, 13; compare De 34:3.)
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Date:
jan 1, 1302 BC
jan 1, 1284 BC
~ 18 years