“Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer–sheba.”
The name of his first-born was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beer-sheba—*Joel* (YHWH is God) and *Abijah* (My Father is YHWH) bear theophoric names, yet this nominal piety masks their moral corruption. Beer-sheba, the southernmost sanctuary city, is their seat of judgment.
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