Jerubbaal
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Jerubbaal is an alternate name for Gideon, the biblical judge and military leader who delivered Israel from Midianite oppression.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jerub-Baal | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
judge of Israel ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Book of Judges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armySizeFinal | 300 men ⓘ |
| armySizeInitial | 32000 men ⓘ |
| associatedWithObject |
earthen jars
ⓘ
torches ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
| battleSite | valley of Jezreel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Abimelech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| childCount | seventy sons ⓘ |
| clan | Abiezrite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concubineLocation | Shechem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ephodLocation | Ophrah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Israelites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Joash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherResidence | Ophrah of the Abiezrites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Jerubbesheth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Gideon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
delivering Israel from Midianite oppression
ⓘ
destroying his father’s altar to Baal ⓘ leading a small army against Midianites ⓘ tearing down the Asherah pole ⓘ |
| madeObject | ephod from gold earrings ⓘ |
| militaryOpponent |
Amalekites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midianites NERFINISHED ⓘ people of the East ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Let Baal contend ⓘ |
| positionHeld | judge of Israel ⓘ |
| receivedDivineCallFrom | Yahweh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedMessageVia | angel of the Lord ⓘ |
| refusedTitle | kingship over Israel ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islamic tradition ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| sameAs | Gideon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalReference |
2 Samuel 11:21
ⓘ
Judges 6 ⓘ Judges 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Judges 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Judges 9:1-2 ⓘ |
| spouse | unnamed wife in Ophrah ⓘ |
| testedGodWith | fleece signs ⓘ |
| timePeriod | period of the Judges ⓘ |
| tribe | tribe of Manasseh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactic | night attack with trumpets and torches in jars ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jerub-Baal