<t /><p class="bodytext">Now Abimelech son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem to see his mother&#8217;s relatives.<n id="1" /> He said to them and to his mother&#8217;s entire extended family,<n id="2" />

He sent messengers to Abimelech, who was in Arumah,<n id="1" /> reporting, &#8220;Beware!<n id="2" /> Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers are coming<n id="3" /> to Shechem and inciting the city to rebel against you.<n id="4" />

However, there is an annual festival to the <sc>Lordsc> in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel<n id="1" /> (east of the main road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem) and south of Lebonah.&#8221;