One of the 12 judges of Israel. He was from the tribe of Manasseh and his father was Joash. Gideon had many wives and sons. God used Gideon to free Israel from being treated badly by the Midianites. He was also called Jerub-Baal. In the Hebrew language this name means let Baal fight.
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