Judges 8:29-31
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Gideon’s Son Abimelech. 29 Then Jerubbaal, son of Joash, went to live in his house. 30 (A)Now Gideon had seventy sons, his own offspring, for he had many wives. 31 His concubine[a] who lived in Shechem also bore him a son, whom he named Abimelech.
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- 8:31 Concubine: a wife of secondary rank.
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