Judges 8:28-32
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28 So Midian was subdued before the Israelites, and they lifted up their heads no more. So the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.(A)
Death of Gideon
29 Jerubbaal son of Joash went to live in his own house.(B) 30 Now Gideon had seventy sons, his own offspring, for he had many wives.(C) 31 His concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.(D) 32 Then Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash at Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
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Judges 8:28-32
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28 So Midian was brought down before the Israelites and no longer raised its head. The land was peaceful for forty years during Gideon’s time.
Gideon’s death
29 Jerubbaal, Joash’s son, went home to live with his own household. 30 Gideon had seventy sons of his own because he had many wives. 31 His secondary wife who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech. 32 Gideon, Joash’s son, died at a good old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
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