Gideon (gĭd`ēən), or Jerubbaal (jērŭb`āəl, –rəbā`əl), in the Bible, a 12th-century Israelite warrior of the tribe of Mannasseh, and one of the greater judges of Israel. The Book of Judges relates that Gideon was a strong opponent of the Baal Baal , plural Baalim [Semitic,=master, lord], name used throughout the Bible for the chief deity or for deities of Canaan. The term was originally an epithet applied to the storm god Hadad. Technically, Baal was subordinate to El.
..... Click the link for more information. cult. He defeated the Midianite oppressors and appeased the rival Ephraimites, thus securing a generation of peace for Israel. His decisive action gave rise to the phrase "Day of Midian," which came to denote Israelite victory over her enemies. Gideon refused to institute an hereditary monarchy in Israel because of his belief that God was the king of Israel.

Gideon

Judge and hero of ancient Israel, whose deeds are described in the Old Testament Book of Judges. The book contains two versions of Gideon's story. In one account, he led his tribe of Manasseh in a victorious campaign against the Midianites, then fashioned an idolatrous image from the booty and led Israel into immorality. In another version, he replaced worship of the local deity, Baal, with that of Yahweh (the God of Israel), and the power of Yahweh enabled his tribe to destroy the Midianites.

Gideon

Old Testament a Hebrew judge who led the Israelites to victory over their Midianite oppressors (Judges 6:11--8:35)

Gideon

with 300 men, saved Israel from Midianites. [O.T.: Judges 6:14, 7:19–21]

See : Deliverance

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No references found	Bless his counsels, his undertakings, and his work; strengthen his kingdom by Thine almighty hand, and give him victory over his enemy, even as Thou gavest Moses the victory over Amalek, Gideon over Midian, and David over Goliath. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context There is nothing about Tabor (except we concede that it was the scene of the Transfiguration,) but some gray old ruins, stacked up there in all ages of the world from the days of stout Gideon and parties that flourished thirty centuries ago to the fresh yesterday of Crusading times. The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context Well hast thou spoken, Sir Knight,---until the God of Jacob shall raise up for his chosen people a second Gideon, or a new Maccabeus, it ill beseemeth the Jewish damsel to speak of battle or of war. Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context	Gibson, Althea Gibson, Bob Gibson, Charles Gibson, Charles Dana Gibson, Edward George Gibson, Eleanor J Gibson, James J Gibson, John Gibson, John Bannister Gibson, Josh Gibson, Mel Gibson, Paris Gibson, Randall Lee Gibson, William gid Giddalti Giddel Giddings, Franklin Henry Giddings, J. Louis, Jr. Giddings, Joshua Reed Gide Gide, André Gide, Andre Paul Guillaume Gide, André Paul Guillaume Gide, Charles Gideon Gideon Bible Gideon v. Wainwright Gideoni Gideons Gidget Gidom Gidroliznaia i Lesokhimicheskaia Promyshlennost Gidrologicheskii Ezhegodnik Gidrometeoizdat Gidromettsentr SSSR Gidroproekt Gidrotekhnicheskoe Stroitelstvo Gidrotekhnika i Melioratsiia Gidrotorf Gidrougol Gidzhak Giedion, Sigfried Giedrys, Kazys Giedrys, Kazys Juozovich Giegy-Hardisty process Gielgud Gielgud, John Arthur Gielgud, Sir John Giemsa stain Gierek, Edward	giddiness giddiness giddiness giddiness giddiness Giddings & Lewis, Inc. Giddings, Franklin Henry Giddings, J Louis, Jr Giddings, J. Louis, Jr. Giddings, Joshua Reed giddy giddy giddy Giddy-head Giddy-headed Giddy-paced giddyap giddying giddying giddyup Gide Gide Gide, André Gide, André Gide, Andre Paul Guillaume Gide, André Paul Guillaume Gide, André Paul Guillaume Gide, Charles GIDEI GIDEN Gideon Gideon (Bible) Gideon Algernon Mantell Gideon Algernon Mantell Gideon Bible Gideon Bible Gideon Bibles Gideon Bibles Gideon Mantell Gideon v Wainwright Gideon v Wainwright Gideon v Wainwright Gideon v. Cochran Gideon v. Cochran Gideon v. Cochran Gideon v. Wainwright Gideon v. Wainwright Gideon v. Wainwright Gideon vs. Wainwright Gideon vs. Wainwright Gideon vs. Wainwright Gideoni Gideons Gideons Gideons Gideons International Gideons International GIDEP GiDesign and Marketing GIDF GIDFA

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Bless his counsels, his undertakings, and his work; strengthen his kingdom by Thine almighty hand, and give him victory over his enemy, even as Thou gavest Moses the victory over Amalek, Gideon over Midian, and David over Goliath.

War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

There is nothing about Tabor (except we concede that it was the scene of the Transfiguration,) but some gray old ruins, stacked up there in all ages of the world from the days of stout Gideon and parties that flourished thirty centuries ago to the fresh yesterday of Crusading times.

The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context

Well hast thou spoken, Sir Knight,---until the God of Jacob shall raise up for his chosen people a second Gideon, or a new Maccabeus, it ill beseemeth the Jewish damsel to speak of battle or of war.

Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context

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