Judges 8:31 Meaning
And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
Context Explained
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.
33And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.
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Related Cross References
Genesis 16:2
Both verses discuss the cultural practice of having concubines and its implications on family dynamics.
Source: Judges 8:31