Book of Judges Figures
Meet the Cast
Samson and Delilah
In the summer blockbuster that is Judges, Samson is the leading man. Tall, dark, and hairy, he might be played today by Chris Hemsworth of Thor fame. And it wouldn't be too much of a stretch for He...
Israel and the Lord
What's with these two? Fight, fight, fight; break up; make up; fight some more… They're that couple. Judges is sort of like the most violent, depressing rom-com ever. It's a 500-mile road trip wi...
Deborah and the Dude-Manglers
Judges is unique in that—with the possible (and debatable) exception of Delilah—the main female characters turn gender stereotypes on their heads and scream, "I am woman, hear me roar!" Deborah...
Gideon
Gideon, along with Samson and Deborah, rounds out the "Big Three" of the judges. He grows to become one of Israel's greatest deliverers, despite his persistent spiritual reluctance. Visited by an a...
Abimelech
Abimelech is so bad, it's kind of cool. The quasi-illegitimate son of Gideon, he decides he wants to be king. The problem? He has about 70 brothers ahead of him in line for the throne. So what does...
Jephthah
You can't help but root for the banished underdog who becomes the leader of his people. Jephthah lives in exile with a band of misfits, outcasts, and merry men, far from the civilized company of hi...