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Gideon

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Gid·e·on 1  (gd-n)
In the Bible, a Hebrew judge who vehemently opposed the Baal cult and defeated the Midianites.
Gid·e·on 2  (gd-n)
n.
A member of an interdenominational and international society known for placing Bibles in hotel rooms.
[From Gideons International, formerly the Gideon Society, after Gideon.]
Gideon [ˈgɪdɪən]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament a Hebrew judge who led the Israelites to victory over their Midianite oppressors (Judges 6:11-8:35)
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Bless his counsels, his undertakings, and his work; strengthen his kingdom by Thine almighty hand, and give him victory over his enemy, even as Thou gavest Moses the victory over Amalek, Gideon over Midian, and David over Goliath.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
There is nothing about Tabor (except we concede that it was the scene of the Transfiguration,) but some gray old ruins, stacked up there in all ages of the world from the days of stout Gideon and parties that flourished thirty centuries ago to the fresh yesterday of Crusading times.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Well hast thou spoken, Sir Knight,---until the God of Jacob shall raise up for his chosen people a second Gideon, or a new Maccabeus, it ill beseemeth the Jewish damsel to speak of battle or of war.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
 
 
 
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