<P> According to the Book of Judges , before the rise of the united monarchy the Israelite tribes lived as a confederation under ad hoc charismatic leaders called judges . Abimelech the first judge to be declared king by the men of Shechem and the house of Millo , reigned over Israel for three years before he was killed during the Battle of Thebez . </P>
<P> According to the Book of Judges , before the rise of the united monarchy the Israelite tribes lived as a confederation under ad hoc charismatic leaders called judges . Abimelech the first judge to be declared king by the men of Shechem and the house of Millo , reigned over Israel for three years before he was killed during the Battle of Thebez . </P>
charismatic military leaders of early israel before they had a king were called by what term
charismatic military leaders of early israel before they had a king were called by what term
judges
judges