Woman Gang-Raped and Dismembered – Judges – The Brick Bible

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There was a Levite who lived in the remote area of the Ephraimite hill country. He acquired a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

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But she became angry with him and went home to her father's house in Bethlehem.

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After four months, her husband set out after her to persuade her to come back, taking with him his servant and two donkeys.

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She took him inside her father's house, and the father welcomed him in, and insisted he stay with them.

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So he remained three days, and they ate, drank, and slept there.

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On the fourth day, they got up early and the Levite prepared to leave, but the father said, 'Have something to eat to strengthen you, and then you may go.'

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They sat down and ate and drank together, and the girl's father said to the man, 'Please spend the night here. Enjoy yourself.'

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And when the man got up to leave, the girl's father insisted again, and so the man spent the night there.

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On the fifth day, the man got up early to depart, but the girl's father said to him, 'Have something to eat.'

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So they ate a meal together.

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When the man got up to leave with his concubine and his servant, the girl's father said, 'Look, it is almost sunset. Stay here another night, enjoy yourself, and then get up early tomorrow to leave.'

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But refusing to stay the night, the man departed and went toward Jebus (that is, Jerusalem) with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.

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Daylight was fading as they approached Jebus, and the servant said to his master, 'Come on, let's stop at this Jebusite city and spend the night.'

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But his master said, 'We should not stop in a city of foreigners with people who are not Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah.'

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So they traveled on to Gibeah in the land of Benjamin to spend the night. They sat down in the city square, but no one took them into his house for the night.

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But eventually an old man came by, returning from his work in the fields. He was also from the Ephraimite hills, though he was living in Gibeah. He said to them, 'I will take care of all your needs, just don't spend the night in the city square.'

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So he took them into his house and fed the donkeys. They washed their feet and ate and drank.

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They were enjoying themselves when some worthless men of the town surrounded the house and pounded on the door, saying, 'Bring out the man who came to your house so we can have sex with him!'

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The owner of the house went outside and said to them, 'No, my brothers, do not be so wicked! This man is my guest, so do not do such a shameful thing!'

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'Here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. Abuse them and do to them whatever you wish, but do not do such a disgraceful thing to this man!'

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The men would not listen to him, so the Levite took his concubine and sent her outside to them.

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The men raped her and abused her all night.

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At dawn they let her go, and the girl went back to the house where her master was staying, and she fell down and lay there until morning.

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When her master got up in the morning and opened the door of the house, preparing to to start on his journey, there was his concubine laying on the doorstep with her hand on the threshhold. 'Get up. Let's go,' he said to her, but there was no response.

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So he put her on a donkey and headed home.

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When he reached his house, he took a knife and carved up his concubine into twelve pieces.

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And he sent them throughout the land of Israel. Everyone who saw it said, 'Nothing like this has ever been seen or done from the time the Israelites came up from Egypt until today. Take note! Consider it! Discuss it!'

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