Ehud and DeborahJudges 1:1 to 5:261:1 The Israelite tribes each were given their own territory to live in, but occasionally they continued to kill remaining Canaanites indiscriminately, or run them off their land, or tax them severely and cut off their kings' thumbs and big toes and such. Because so many of the Canaanites were still allowed to live and influence the Yahvist culture in positive w…