Gideon was the son of Joash, from the Abiezrite clan in the tribe of Manasseh and lived in Ephra (Ophrah). As a judge of the Israelites, he won a decisive victory over a Midianite army with a vast numerical disadvantage, leading a troop of 300 'valiant' men.
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