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Gideon
Judge whom the LORD called to deliver Israel from Midian with only three hundred men.
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Gideon — Judge whom the LORD called to deliver Israel from Midian with only three hundred men.
Parents
Spouses
- Gideon's wives wife Judges 8:30
- Gideon's concubine in Shechem concubine Judges 8:31
Children
- Jether son Judges 8:20
- Gideon's seventy sons 70 son Judges 8:30Judges 9:2Judges 9:5
- Abimelech son of Gideon son Judges 8:31Judges 9:1
- Jotham son Judges 9:5Judges 9:57
Tribe, clan and house
- Clan: Iezerites (Abiezrites) Member Judges 6:11Judges 6:15Judges 8:32
Of the Abiezrites, in Manasseh.
- Tribe: Manasseh Member Judges 6:15
Office and succession (not family)
- Deborah preceded in office — Leader of Israel in the time of the judges Judges 5:1Judges 5:31Judges 6:1Judges 6:11
- Abimelech son of Gideon followed in office — Leader of Israel in the time of the judges Judges 9:6Judges 9:22
Abimelech made himself king at Shechem and ruled three years; Judges does not call him a judge.
Associates and opponents (not family)
- Zebah opponent Judges 8:10–21
- Zalmunna opponent Judges 8:10–21
Every relationship here comes from a cited passage. Solid lines are stated parent links; dashed lines mean generations are not all listed; dotted lines mark legal or adoptive parents; a question mark marks a disputed or interpretive link. Political succession and office are never drawn as family.