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32 So on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal,[a](A) because of the words, “Let Baal take action against him, since he dismantled his altar.”

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  1. 6:32 Jerubbaal: similar in sound to the Hebrew words meaning, “Let Baal take action.”

32 So because Gideon broke down Baal’s altar, they gave him the name Jerub-Baal[a](A) that day, saying, “Let Baal contend with him.”

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  1. Judges 6:32 Jerub-Baal probably means let Baal contend.