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Micah of Ephraim
A man of the hill country whose private idols and hired Levite illustrate Israel's lawless age.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Tribe & people
BibleOf the tribe of Ephraim.
Judges 17:5
Where in scripture
JudgesIn their own words — 4 recorded sayings
“And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver which were taken from you, about which you took an oath and said in my hearing, I have given this silver to the Lord from my hand for myself, to make a pictured image and a metal image: see, I have the silver, for I took it: so now I will give it back to you. And his mother said, May the blessing of the Lord be on my son.” — Judges 17:2
“And Micah said to him, Where do you come from? And he said to him, I am a Levite from Beth-lehem-judah, and I am looking for a living-place. Then Micah said to him, Make your living-place with me, and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten shekels of silver a year and your clothing and food.” — Judges 17:9-10
“Then Micah said, Now I am certain that the Lord will do me good, seeing that the Levite has become my priest.” — Judges 17:13
“And he said, You have taken my gods which I made, and my priest, and have gone away; what is there for me now? Why then do you say to me, What is your trouble?” — Judges 18:24
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).