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Gideon
Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary
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the son of Joash, of the tribe of Manasseh; the same with Jerubbaal, the seventh judge of Israel. He dwelt in the city of Ophra, and was chosen by God in a very extraordinary manner to deliver the Israelites from the oppression of the Midianites, under which they had laboured for the space of seven years. See Judges 6:14-27; Judges 8:1-24 , &c.
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Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Gideon'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​wtd/​g/gideon.html. 1831-2.
Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Gideon'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​wtd/​g/gideon.html. 1831-2.