Judges 19:14So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near to Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
The setting
Central Israel, ~1100 BC. A Levite priest and his concubine approach the Benjamite town of Gibeah as darkness falls. This is modern-day Tel el-Ful, 3 miles north of Jerusalem...
The emotion here: growing dread as he records this tragedy's beginning
The original word
ba'ah (בָּאָה) — to go down, used of sun setting, creating vulnerability and danger
Why it matters
Gibeah was Saul's hometown and would later become the first capital of Israel
Read with care
What most readers miss in Judges 19:14
The sun setting wasn't just time notation — it meant entering the dangerous hours when bandits and wild animals prowled
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just travel logistics, but the author is building tension — this sunset begins one of the Bible's darkest stories
The thread continues
Verses that echo Judges 19:14
Bible Genome reading
Judges 19:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Judges 19:14 comes from the book of Judges, written during the judges period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is conversational. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include nightfall, vulnerability. Notable phrases: sun went down; near to Gibeah.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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