Schaff's Bible Dictionary
ROBBERS OF CHURCHES. See Churches, Robbers of. ROB'BERY is one of the chronic troubles in Palestine, where the Bedouin of to-day are robbers. T. reveals a similar state of things during the period of the Judges, when might was right. " Jud 9:25. Hosea and Micah, by a few touches, paint a sad picture of pillage and robbery in the northern kingdom in their day. T. prove the insecurity of person and property in Palestine in the first century. Luke 10:30; John 18:40; Acts 5:36-37; Josh 21:38; 2 Cor 11:26. The "thieves" between whom our Lord was crucified were highway robbers. Matt 27:38.
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