The recurring motif in the story of Micah’s statue and the story of the concubine of Givah is the Levite who comes from Bet Lechem. What does this mean? and why is it emphasized? It seems that both stories that end the Book of Judges and the opening story of the Book of Samuel contain exactly the same elements: a story that opens with a Levite who comes from Bet Lechem and ends in Shiloh. What is the message of this literary structure and how does it relate to the message of Bet Lechem?
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