Judges 8:30 Meaning
And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
Context Explained
28Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.
29And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
30And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
31And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
32And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Key Themes
familylegacyleadership
Related Cross References
1 Timothy 5:8
Both verses highlight the importance of family and the responsibilities of a leader.
Source: Judges 8:30