McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Jerubbesheth

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Jerubbesheth


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(Heb. Yerubbe'sheth, éְøֻáֶּùָׁú , countender with the shame, i.e. idol; compare ISHBOSHETH; Sept. É᾿åñïâÜáë ), a surname (probably to avoid mentioning the name of a false god, Exo_23:13) of GIDEON SEE GIDEON (q.v.), the Israelitish judge, acquired on account of his contest with the idolatry of Baal (2Sa_11:21). SEE JERUBBAAL.