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30 Gideon raised 70 sons as his direct descendants, since he had many wives. 31 His mistress[a] in Shechem bore him a son whom he named Abimelech.[b] 32 Later, Joash’s son Gideon died at a ripe[c] old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash at Ophrah, which belonged to the descendants of Abiezer.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 8:31 Or concubine; i.e. a secondary wife
  2. Judges 8:31 The Heb. name Abimelech means My father is king
  3. Judges 8:32 Lit. good

30 He had seventy sons(A) of his own, for he had many wives. 31 His concubine,(B) who lived in Shechem, also bore him a son, whom he named Abimelek.(C) 32 Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age(D) and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

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