they were not kings as Saul was their first king.
Samuel
The prophet Samuel served as a bridge between the Judges and the Kings of Israel. He anointed both Saul and David as the first two kings of Israel, transitioning the nation from a period of judges to a monarchy.
Israel was led by various Judges before being ruled by kings like other nations.
Yes, during the centuries of the Judges and Kings. During Second Temple times there were Jews and non-Jews in Israel (Judea).
back in israel in the bible it says judges ruled before the kings the last judge was Samuel and the first king was saul
Samuel was the last judge of Israel because the people asked for a king and he anointed King Saul later King David. After that was a line of kings not judges in Israel.
No, but according to the Talmud he was identical with Ivtzan, one of the Judges.
In the Old Testament, judges were leaders chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from oppression and guide them in following God's laws. They played a crucial role in maintaining order and justice in Israel before the establishment of kings.
Eli and Samuel were the last two judges of Israel before the era of the monarchy began.
They are the generations of kings of the Israelites who ruled over the two separate houses of "Israel" and "Judah" (the Jews) after David's death, through the House of Israel's scattering by Assyria... and the House of Judah's (the Jew's) captivity by Babylon some 130 years after Israel disappeared.They also chronicle some of the kings' behavior and God's Prophets' warnings and interaction with them.First and second Kings, according to the KJV subtitles them: "Commonly called THE THIRD AND FOURTH BOOKS OF THE KINGS"... with first and second "Samuel" being the "otherwise called the FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF KINGS."I Samuel actually begins the chronicling of the kings of Israel, beginning with Israel's emerging from the "Judges" era... their rejection of God as their Sovereign King, and the anointing of Saul.
God used judges to lead Israel for about 300 years after the death of Joshua. The Book of Judges describes a cycle of Israel's sin, oppression by neighboring nations, repentance, and deliverance through appointed judges. This period lasted until the establishment of the monarchy in Israel.
Not all the Judges were men because one was Deborah.