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Biblical Profile: Gideon

By Tyndale House PublishersSource: Content from Tyndale Open Study Notes (https://www.tyndaleopenresources.com). Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).430 words

Gideon Gideon, an Israelite judge, was the son of Joash, from the tribe of Manasseh. Gideon described his clan as the least powerful in Manasseh...

This is character profiles on biblical_people and faith, drawing on Judges 6:11-9:57.

Gideon Gideon, an Israelite judge, was the son of Joash, from the tribe of Manasseh. Gideon described his clan as the least powerful in Manasseh and himself as the least important in the clan. His story tells how God can take a weak person and use them for great purposes. At the time, Israel was being oppressed by Midian and had cried out to God for relief (Judg 6:6).…

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Judges 6:11-9:57

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