Judges 17:5
Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.
Note Hebrew filled the hand of; also in verse 12
And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
Note consecrated: Heb. filled the hand
The man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
Note teraphim were household idols that may have been associated with inheritance rights to the household property.
And the man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- an house of gods
- or, as baith Elohim may also signify, "ahouse of God."
- Judges 18:24; Genesis 31:30; Ezra 1:7; Hosea 8:14
- ephod
- Judges 8:27; Judges 18:14; Exodus 28:4, 15; 1 Samuel 23:6
- teraphim
- Genesis 31:19, 30; Hosea 3:4
- consecrated
- Heb. filled the hand.
- Exodus 29:9; 1 Kings 12:31; 1 Kings 13:33, 34; Hebrews 5:4
- his sons
- Exodus 24:5