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# Who is Abimelek, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him?
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"We should not serve Abimelek, that is, Shechem!"
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# Is he not the son of Jerub-Baal? Is Zebul not his overseer?
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"He is just the son of Jerub-Baal, and Zebul is just his overseer."
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# overseer
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Zebul oversaw Abimelek's slaves, servants, and laborers.
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# Zebul
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This is the name of a man.
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# Serve the men of Hamor, Shechem's father
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Gaal means the people of Shechem should serve those who descended from Hamor; that is, those who are truly Canaanites, and not serve someone whose father was an Israelite.
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