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Jerubbaal
Son of Joash the Abiezrite; called by the Angel of Yahweh while threshing wheat. Tore down his father's Baal altar (renamed Jerubbaal). Defeated the Midianites with 300 men. Refused kingship; made an ephod that became a snare. Father of seventy sons including Abimelech by his Shechemite concubine.
Gileadite son of a prostitute, exiled by his half-brothers; recalled to lead Israel against Ammon. Made a rash vow that bound him to offer his only daughter. Defeated the Ephraimites at the fords of Jordan with the 'Shibboleth' test. Listed in Hebrews 11:32.
Curation status: Primeval (Genesis 1–11), patriarchs (Genesis 12–50), Exodus/Numbers, Joshua/Judges/Ruth, the united and divided monarchies (Saul, David, all kings of Judah and Israel), the writing prophets, post-exilic figures (Zerubbabel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther), the Holy Family, John the Baptist, the Twelve, and the early apostolic generation are all in. 2,781figures curated so far. The remaining named biblical figures (priestly genealogies in 1 Chronicles, the post-exile lists in Ezra/Nehemiah, the obscure persons in Acts and the epistles) are pending. Every claim is rigorously sourced; gaps mean “not yet curated”, not “not in scripture”.