1130/1129 BC
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Tola
life, dates, and events
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Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 2794–2817
Reference under review · 1107/1106 BC
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Look up Tola in the study works
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Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Tola →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Tola →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Tola →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Tola →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
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Events involving Tola
Creation year 27941130/1129 BC
Tola judges Israel
Tola arises after Abimelech and judges Israel twenty-three years.
Judges 10:1–2 · KJV
“And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim. And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.”
Judges and 1 Samuel chronology
Open Creation year 2794 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.