A man of Mount Ephraim, whose history so far is introduced in [Judg. 17](/judg#Judg.17), apparently for the purpose of leading to an account of the settlement of the tribe of Dan in Northern Palestine, and for the purpose also of illustrating the lawlessness of the times in which he lived ([Judg. 18](/judg#Judg.18); [19:1-29](/judg#Judg.19.1); [21:25](/judg#Judg.21.25)).