There are some tribal leaders called "judges" (meaning "judges" or "saviors") in Jewish tribes. These elected judges are not only military commanders but also religious leaders. They usually manage internal affairs and solve civil disputes, but they command their own people to fight in wartime, but their positions and powers cannot be passed on to their sons. This is a military democratic system, and this period is also called "the era of judges". This period lasted about 200 years from the Jewish settlement in Canaan in13rd century BC to the establishment of the Hebrew kingdom in1/10th century BC. The Book of Judges in the Old Testament records this history, and concentrates on the deeds of 65,438+02 judges, including Othniel, Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, Jephthah, Samson, shankar, Tola, Jair, Ibzan, Elon and Arden.