What is the significance of switching from Gideon to Jerubbaal? Therefore on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, "Let Baal contend against him," because he broke down his altar {Judges 6:28-32 } For most of the account of the judge's life, he is called Gideon Once (just before he selects his men for battle) he is called "Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon
What does Gideons new name, Jerub-baal, mean? Obviously the text didn't understand Jerubbaal as a theophoric name for Baal However, the meaning of the text has to be taken separately from the etymology of the name This could well be a folk etymology in the spirit of the derivation of the words woman (Genesis 2:23) or Samuel (1 Samuel 1:20) which are untenable etymologically
contradiction - How many sons did Jerub-Baal have? - Biblical . . . Judges 9:2 - Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh
contradiction - Was Abimelechs mother an Israelite? - Biblical . . . And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s relatives, and spoke to them and to the whole clan of the household of his mother’s father, saying, “Speak, now, in the hearing of all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or that one man rule over
Why is flesh and bone translated as flesh and blood? Judges 9:2 - “Say in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh ” 1 Sam 5:1 - Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh
How does Jashobeam become Iesebaal, or Jeshebeab become Isbaal? Even within the Masoretic text, we find instances where a pagan theophoric name and a neutral pseudonym are sometimes used for the same individual Gideon's birth name is clearly Jerubbaal (May Baal Contend) Not only is the name Gideon a substitution, but elsewhere in the MT his name is also given as Jerubbeshet
Does Psalm 51:5 indicate that David was the illegitimate son of Jesse . . . 29 Then Jerubbaal( aka Gideon ) the son of Joash went and lived in his own house 30 Now Gideon had seventy sons who [u]were his direct descendants, for he had many wives 31 His concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he [v]named him Abimelech