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جدعون
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Gideon (; ) also named Jerubbaal ( ) and Jerubbesheth (| ) was an Israelite shopeṭ ("judge"), military leader, and prophet whose calling and victory over the Midianites is described in Judges 6–8 in the Hebrew Bible.
Key facts
- Person.name
- Gideon
- Person.image
- Maerten van Heemskerck - Gédéon et le miracle de la Toison, MBA 1747 (b) (cropped).jpg
- Person.caption
- Gideon and the Fleece (1550) by Maarten van Heemskerck
- Person.native_name_lang
- Hebrew
- Person.predecessor
- Deborah
- Person.successor
- Abimelech
- Person.father
- Joash
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Israelites
- Father
- Joash
- Occupation
- biblical judge
- Position held
- prophet
- Languages spoken
- Biblical Hebrew
- Image
- Gideon Hajdudorog.JPG
- Number of children
- 70
- Work location
- Palestine
- Residence
- Canaan
- Significant event
- vision
Show 10 more facts
- described by source
- Encyclopaedia Judaica
- Commons category
- Gideon
- present in work
- Epistle to the Hebrews
- date of birth
- 1252-00-00
- date of death
- 1152-00-00
- canonization status
- saint
- feast day
- September 26
- ethnic group
- Israelites
- replaced by
- Abimelech
- name in native language
- גִּדְעוֹן בֶּן יוֹאָשׁ
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