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29 Afterwards, Joash’s son Jerubbaal went home and retired.[a] 30 Gideon raised 70 sons as his direct descendants, since he had many wives. 31 His mistress[b] in Shechem bore him a son whom he named Abimelech.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 8:29 Lit. lived
  2. Judges 8:31 Or concubine; i.e. a secondary wife
  3. Judges 8:31 The Heb. name Abimelech means My father is king

29 Jerub-Baal(A) son of Joash(B) went back home to live. 30 He had seventy sons(C) of his own, for he had many wives. 31 His concubine,(D) who lived in Shechem, also bore him a son, whom he named Abimelek.(E)

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