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Gideon

American  
[gid-ee-uhn] / ˈgɪd i ən /

noun

  1. Also called Jerubbaal.  (in the Bible) a judge of ancient Israel and conqueror of the Midianites.

  2. a member of the Gideons International, a society founded in 1899 to place Bibles in hotel rooms.

  3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “great destroyer.”

Gideon British  
/ ˈɡɪdɪən /

noun

  1. Old Testament a Hebrew judge who led the Israelites to victory over their Midianite oppressors (Judges 6:11–8:35)

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