Abimelech (son of Gideon)

Description

Son of Gideon by his Shechemite concubine; murdered seventy of his half-brothers on one stone and made himself king at Shechem. Killed when a woman dropped a millstone on his head at Thebez. Distinct from Abimelech king of Gerar.

Relationships

Family tree

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Gideon

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Abimelech (son of Gideon)

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Jotham (son of Gideon)

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Joash the Abiezrite

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