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In February of 1918, toward the tail end of World War I, British troops under the command of General Edmund Allenby were ordered to attack Jericho, to force the Ottomans to flee to the Eastern Bank of the Jordan River. For tactical reasons, prior to the major assault, the troops needed to capture a small village called Mukhmas.<\/span><\/p>\n

An attack plan was drawn up calling for their brigade to advance down the valley before dawn and take the village from the front. \u00a0While most of the troops were trying to get a few hours of sleep, an unnamed brigade major was reading the Bible, \u201cby the light of his candle,\u201d because the name Mukhmas seemed vaguely familiar.<\/span><\/p>\n

In his book \u201cThe Romance of the Last Crusade\u201d Major Vivian Gilbert writes \u201cJust as he was about to turn in for the night, however, he recollected, and thought he would look it up. He found what he was searching for in Samuel 1 chapters 13 and 14.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

And Saul and Jonathan\u2026abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Mickmash\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

He read of Jonathan and his arm-bearer climbing to the town over steep cliffs, through two sharp rocks named Bozez and Seneh. How Jonathan\u2019s surprise attack caused panic in the camp, and the Philistines scattering in all directions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gilbert continues \u201cThe Brigade Major thought to himself: \u2018This pass, these two rocky headlands and flat piece of ground are probably still here.\u201d He woke the Brigadier. Scouts were set out and reported back that the pass was thinly held by the Ottomans. \u201cThe general decided then and there to change the plan of attack, and instead of the whole brigade, one infantry company alone advanced at dead of night along the pass of Mickmash\u2026We passed between Bozez and Seneh, climbed the hillside, and just before dawn, found ourselves on the flat piece of ground. The Turks who were sleeping awoke, thought they were surrounded by the armies of Allenby and fled in disorder.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He concludes his chapter \u201cWe killed or captured every Turk that night in Mickmash, so that, after thousands of years, the tactics of Saul and Jonathan were repeated with success by a British force.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes being a Bibliophile helps in more than just Jeopardy and Trivial Pursuit.<\/span><\/p>\n

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