And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
And they went out into the fields, gathered grapes from their vineyards, crushed the grapes to make wine, and celebrated. Then they went into their god's temple, ate and drank together, and spoke curses against Abimelech.
The people of Shechem celebrated their harvest festival in their pagan temple and openly cursed their ruler Abimelech.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Judges, during a period when Israel was governed by judges rather than kings, Abimelech had seized power by killing his brothers and ruling over Shechem. The people of Shechem, who had initially supported him, were now celebrating their grape harvest and feasting in the temple of their pagan god, where they cursed Abimelech, revealing their unfaithfulness and idolatry in a time of political turmoil.
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