1320/1319 BC
Complete person record
Ehud
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Ehud.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 2604–2684
Reference under review · 1240/1239 BC
Original year-by-year timeline
Follow Ehud in the counted years
Open the exact row in the detailed spreadsheet, with KJV Scripture, Jasher kept separate, research notes, and the counted ages or reigns.
Reference library
Look up Ehud in the study works
These links search five public-domain reference works for this person. An author’s definition or conclusion is a study aid—not Scripture—and should be examined against the KJV text.
Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Ehud →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Ehud →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Ehud →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Ehud →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
Find Ehud →Dated record
Events involving Ehud
Creation year 26041320/1319 BC
Ehud delivers Israel
Ehud’s victory begins the shared eighty-year period of rest; Shamgar appears later within that same period.
Judges 3:15, 30 · KJV
“The LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera. So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.”
Judges and 1 Samuel chronology
Open Creation year 2604 in the Original Timeline →This placement follows the dated sequence, oppressions, judgeships, land-rest intervals, and Ark notices preserved in Judges and 1 Samuel. Where a rule and a land-rest interval differ, the timeline keeps them distinct.