There was peace in Israel for 40 years during the life of Gideon. As soon as Gideon died of old age, the Israelites again turned to worship the false god Baal-Berith and ignored the family of Gideon.
insufficiency - (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally. inability, unfitness - lacking the power to perform. pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases.
economic inefficiency. Situation in which, with the given state of technology, it is possible to generate a larger share of welfare-total from the available resources. In other words, the situation where some people can be made better-off by reallocating the resources or goods without making others worse-off.