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Adventistische Schriften über: "Left-handers in the Bible"
Answer
In the Bible left-handers are especially mentioned in connection with the tribe of Benjamin, whose name interestingly means “son of the right”. A well‑known example is the judge Ehud, who tactically used his left‑handedness to free Israel from oppression by the king of Moab.
Furthermore, the Benjaminites were known for their extraordinary skill in battle, with many of them able to operate slings and bows with both hands equally precisely.
Ehud and the Liberation of Israel
»Ehud, under whom the land had peace for eighty years, was a Benjaminite. He was left‑handed, and it seems that by using his left hand he was able to more skillfully strike down Eglon, the king of Moab who oppressed Israel.«
The Military Skill of the Benjaminites
»In the time of the judges the tribe of Benjamin could muster seven hundred men who could “slingshot stones with hair‑fine accuracy and never missed”. About three hundred fifty years later we read that the strong men of Benjamin “could use both the right and the left hand to sling stones and shoot arrows with the bow”.«
The Sequence of the Judges
»It began with Otniël, truly a “lion of God”. But after the “lion of God” came one who was left‑handed, then a woman, then the son of an idol‑worshipper … The report starts as if it wants to resume the thread of Israel’s ongoing story, which had only been temporarily interrupted by Ehud’s life.«
- Who was the left‑handed judge Ehud?
- The war art of the tribe of Benjamin
- Meaning of left‑handedness in biblical history
Original Sources (English)
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