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About Gidon

Hebrew Name

גִּדְעוֹן

English Name

Gidon

Phonetic Spelling

gid-ON
What does Gidon mean?
Hewer (one who cuts down)

וַיָּבֹא מַלְאַךְ יְהֹוָה וַיֵּשֶׁב תַּחַת הָאֵלָה אֲשֶׁר בְּעָפְרָה אֲשֶׁר לְיוֹאָשׁ אֲבִי הָעֶזְרִי וְגִדְעוֹן בְּנוֹ חֹבֵט חִטִּים בַּגַּת לְהָנִיס מִפְּנֵי מִדְיָן׃

An angel of Hashem came and sat under the terebinth at Ophrah, which belonged to Yoash the Abiezrite. His son Gidon was then beating out wheat inside a winepress in order to keep it safe from the Midianites.

va-ya-VO mal-AKH a-do-NAI, va-YAY-shev TA-khat ha-ay-LAH a-SHER b'-of-RAH a-SHER l'-yo-ASH a-vee ha-ez-REE v'-gid-ON b'-NO cho-VAYT khi-TEEM ba-GAT l'-ha-NEES mi-p'-NAY mid-YAN

Judges 6:11

Description about Gidon
Gideon was a Judge from the tribe of Menasseh who led the Israelites in a war against the Midianites.
Attribute of Gidon
Bravery, obedience to God, humility
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Where is Gidon in the Bible?
Judges 6-8
What did Gidon do in the Bible?
After God gave him his mission to wage war against Midian, Gideon bravely pulled down the idolatrous altar in his town at risk of being killed by his father and neighbors. He then asked God to validate his mission through two miracles. God also told him to run two tests on his soldiers, which reduced his 32,000 troops to only 300! Gideon led these 300 troops to total victory, even killing Midian’s generals. He ended up living to a ripe old age and had 70 sons from his wives and one son through a concubine.
What does the Bible say about Gidon?
Obedient

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