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Judges 6:32 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Judges 6:32 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 6 verse 32 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar. Jerubbaal: that is, Let Baal plead Jerubbesheth: that is, Let the shameful thing plead”
Judges 6:32 (KJV)
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Commentary on Judges 6:32
Gideon receives a new name: Jerubbaal (yerubba'al, יְרֻבַּעַל), meaning 'let Baal plead' or 'Baal contends.' The name commemorates Joash's challenge: 'let him plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.' Like Abram becoming Abraham, Jacob becoming Israel, and Simon becoming Peter, this name change marks transformation. Jerubbaal declares Gideon's victory over Baal and mocks the impotent deity. That this name persists throughout the narrative (chapters 7-8) shows it became his primary designation. However, the name's retention contains tragic irony—Gideon later makes an ephod that...
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Cross-References for Judges 6:32
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“and Bedan”
“who is Gideon”
“so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?' then shall you say”
“and consecrated themselves to the shameful thing”
“Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have you set up altars to the shameful thing”