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32 So Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age. He was buried in the tomb that Joash, his father, owned. That tomb is in the city of Ophrah, where the family of Abiezer lives. 33 As soon as Gideon died, the Israelites again were not faithful to God—they followed Baal.[a] They made Baal Berith[b] their god. 34 The Israelites did not remember the Lord their God, who had saved them from all their enemies living around them.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 8:33 were not faithful … Baal Literally, “they acted like a prostitute to Baal.”
  2. Judges 8:33 Baal Berith A name that means “Lord of the Agreement.” It shows that the people were confusing the worship of the true God with the worship of local idols. Also in 9:4.

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