JUDGES 21:19 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 1
“Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth–el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth–el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.”
The identification of Shiloh's annual festival as an occasion where unmarried women gather provides the context for the dramatic and unconventional resolution: Benjamin can take wives from the festival dancers without explicit tribal consent or formal marriage negotiation. The festival setting—a religious and social gathering—provides the context where the wives will be present without structured protection of tribal authority. This verse establishes the mechanism through which Israel will permit Benjamin to secure wives while technically maintaining oath integrity.
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