The rabbis claim that a "subverted" (or "apostate") city, which Deuteronomy 13:13-18 condemns to destruction, "never was and never will be" (t. San. 14:1). Yet the account in Judges 19-21 of the destruction (ḥerem) of Gibeah, its inhabitants, animals, and property suggests that such “internal ḥerem” was an Israelite practice, and that Gibeah is being presented as a subverted city. | Prof. Aaron Demsky" name="description"/><meta content=

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