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Yahweh sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you lived in safety.
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A Case of Mistaken Identity?
Scholars note that 'Bedan' is not a known judge. Most commentators, citing ancient translations like the Septuagint and Syriac, believe this is likely a scribal error for 'Barak,' a hero mentioned alongside Gideon and Jephthah in Hebrews 11:32. Other theories suggest it could refer to Samson. This detail shows how scholars work to understand the biblical text.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Bedan - No such name occurs among the Judges who delivered Israel. Some versions and commentators read “Barak,” as the form of the letters f…
19th Century
Anglican
And the Lord sent Jerubbaal.—Again the speaker only names a few of the God-sent deliverers, just the most prominent of their great and fam…
Baptist
They often transgressed and were as often afflicted; but whenever they returned to the Lord with their confession of sin and again sought His mercy…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord sent Jerubbaal Or Gideon, as the Targum, for Jerubbaal was the name given to Gideon, when he first beca…
The work of ministers is to reason with people: not only to exhort and direct, but also to persuade, to convince their judgments, and so to gain th…
