Introduction: "He went to his father's house Ophrah ,and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal ,seventy persons,on one stone ,but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left ,for he hid himself." Judge 9.5
1- We found a crime of fraticide in the days of the judges,a massacre of seventy men,alls brothers.
2- It has been found in the bible different historical events of infanticide,femicide,homicide,and fraticide .All are different according to their gender and age.
3- A fraticide is a death to his own bloodline and hereditary .In the East these things were very common. A social position of the kingdom.
4- Abimelech declares himself as a man among his brothers ,a succesor leader. Conspiring againsthis brothers ,ordering them to commit mass murder.(v.4)