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Judges 8:32–33

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¶ And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.
And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.
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From verse 32

  1. Genesis 25:8Rank 1 from verse 32
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    8Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

  2. Genesis 15:15Rank 2 from verse 32
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    15And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

  3. Job 42:17Rank 3 from verse 32
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    17So Job died, being old and full of days.

  4. Job 5:26Rank 4 from verse 32
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    26Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.

  5. Judges 6:24Rank 5 from verse 32
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    24Then Gideon built an altar there unto the Lord, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.

From verse 33

  1. Judges 9:4Rank 1 from verse 33
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    4And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.

  2. Judges 2:19Rank 2 from verse 33
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    19And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.

  3. Judges 9:46Rank 3 from verse 33
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    46¶ And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.

  4. Judges 2:17Rank 4 from verse 33
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    17And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the Lord; but they did not so.

  5. Judges 8:27Rank 5 from verse 33
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    27And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

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Judges 8:32

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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old

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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.

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age

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Sense 1: A period of life or history; the length or stage of one's life. Sense 2: A generation.

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buried

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Past-tense or past-participial form of bury. Sense 1: Laid a dead body in a grave or tomb. Sense 2: Covered or concealed beneath earth or another substance, or treated as buried by figure.

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

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Judges 8:33

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pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

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dead

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Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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turned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of turn, meaning to change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change.

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again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

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god

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1. A deity or object worshipped as a god. 2. A ruler, judge, or spiritual power bearing the title god.

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31And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.

32¶ And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.

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33And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.

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34And the children of Israel remembered not the Lord their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:

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