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Gideon (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ d i ə n /; Hebrew: גִּדְעוֹן, Modern: Gīdʿōn, Tiberian: Gīḏəʿōn) also named Jerubbaal [a] and Jerubbesheth, [b] [1] was a military leader, judge and prophet whose calling and victory over the Midianites are recounted in Judges 6–8 of the Book of Judges in both the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible.
According to modern Beta Israel tradition, their forefathers' land was called the "Kingdom of the Gideons", after the name of a putative dynasty of Jewish kings that are said to have ruled it. [7] Eldad ha-Dani mentioned that the Tribe of Dan exiled voluntarily and established an independent kingdom.
The moshav was founded in 1923 by immigrants from Transylvania who were members of Hapoel HaMizrachi, and was named after the Biblical figure of Gideon (Judges 7:1). [2] At first the settlement was supposed to be called Moshav Transylvania and it was planned by architect Richard Kauffmann.
On his accession to kingship, King David's son Solomon met with all of the kingdom of Israel's leaders at Gibeon and offered 1,000 burnt offerings (1 Kings 3:4, 2 Chronicles 1:6). On this occasion, God appeared to him in a dream ( 1 Kings 3:5 ) and granted him wisdom ( 1 Kings 3:12 , 2 Chronicles 1:7–12 ).
The state of Israel was nevertheless founded under prime minister David Ben-Gurion on 14 May 1948 with the end of the British Mandate, winning immediate recognition from the US and Soviet Union ...
The rest of Gideon's lifetime saw peace in the land, but after Gideon's death, his son Abimelech ruled Shechem as a Machiavellian tyrant guilty for much bloodshed (see chapters 8 and 9). However, the last few chapters of Judges (specifically, the stories of Samson, Micah, and Gibeah) highlight the violence and anarchy of decentralized rule.
The Gaza Strip is a mere 25 miles long and six miles wide, located on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Israel. ... Understanding the history of the Israel-Gaza conflict. Andrea Diaz.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Visual History of Israel by Arthur Szyk, 1948 Part of a series on the History of Israel Early history Prehistoric Levant Kebaran Mushabian Natufian Harifian Yarmukian Lodian Nizzanim Ghassulian Canaan Retjenu Habiru Shasu Late Bronze Age collapse Ancient Israel and Judah Iron Age I Israelites ...