GIDEON

Gideon

Gideon or Gedeon, which means "Destroyer," "Mighty warrior," or "Feller " was, according to the Tanakh, a judge of the Hebrews. His story is recorded in chapters 6 to 8 of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. Judges 6–8. He is also named in chapter 11 of the Epistle to the Hebrews as an example of a man of faith.

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