שופטים, פרק כ״א, פסוק י״ג

Following the devastation of internal conflict, a critical moment of healing arrives as the Israelites turn their attention to the surviving men of Benjamin. Having found a way to provide wives for these survivors, the entire congregation actively works to reconcile and restore their relationship with the remainder of the tribe. This effort is driven by a deep concern for the public good and the wholeness of the nation. An underlying tradition warned that God's presence cannot rest upon Israel if even a single tribe is missing [מלבי״ם].

To initiate this reconciliation, the community sends messengers to the Rock of Rimmon, the location where the remaining survivors had been hiding [ביאור שטיינזלץ]. The messengers arrive with a clear purpose. They extend a formal offer of peace, delivering an explicit promise that the violence has come to an end and the survivors will no longer be harmed [מצודת דוד]. As a central part of this peace agreement, the messengers also present the men with the wives that had been secured for them, a vital step taken to guarantee the continued existence of the tribe [מלבי״ם].