JUDGES—NOTE ON Judges 5:13 Five of the tribes (plus the western part of Manasseh, here called Machir) are mentioned favorably because they responded to Deborah and Barak’s call to arms. Four tribes (and the other part of Manasseh) did not respond to the order. Judah and Simeon are not mentioned. Dan’s connection with ships (v. Judges 5:17) probably reflects the tribe’s original inheritance along the south-central coastal plain, with access to the sea (Joshua 19:40).

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