Excerpt from The Judges: Edited, With an Introduction and Notes At the back of the book will be found a pronouncing glossary of proper names. The more obscure words and passages in the text have been explained in footnotes. The longer notes at the back of the book are intended, first, to suggest the significance in the Hebrew narrative of the events here given, .and secondly, to show the im portance of the Old Testament narratives in world litera ture by calling attention to later works inspired by the Bible. The map will be found useful in locating the more important places referred to in the text. The aim throughout has been to enhance the literary value of the selections to the pupils without hindering'the initia tive whereby they may enter into the spirit of the narratives and appreciate their value. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.