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A-Z: General definitions: Gideon
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One of the Israelite Judges, who defeated the Midianites, one of Israel's greatest enemies. Gideon twice tested the angel's call to rescue the Israelites and each time God gave him the sign he asked for. See chapters 6 and 7 of Judges
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Descendant of Israel (Jacob) and occupant of Israel.
1. Someone given authority to preside in a court of law. 2. In the Old Testament, name given to leaders of Israel before the period of the kings.
Supernatural beings closely linked with the work of God; his messengers, traditionally portrayed as having a winged human form.
An episodic account of the completion of the conquest when individual tribes suffering incursions from hostile neighbours (e.g. Philistines). The Judges were 'liberators' whom God raised up to defeat these enemies. Chief among these were Deborah, Barak, Gideon, Jephthah and Samson. The reason for the failure of the Israelites was that '(they) did what was evil in the sight of the Lord'.
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