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Gaal Scripture - Judges 9:36

And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as [if they were] men....

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Gaal Scripture - Judges 9:28

And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who [is] Abimelech, and who [is] Shechem, that we should serve him? [is] not [he] the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?...

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Gaal Scripture - Judges 9:26

And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him....

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Gaal in Wikipedia

(Hebrew:גַּעַל) is a minor 12th century BCE biblical character, introduced in the 9th chapter of Judges in the Bible as the son of Ebed. His story is told in Judges 9:26-41. Gaal had occupied Shechem and boasted to Zebul, the ruler of Shechem, that he could defeat Abimelech. Zebul warned Abimelech of Gaal's plans and offered a plan to defeat G...

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Gaal in Easton's Bible Dictionary

loathing, the son of Ebed, in whom the Shechemites "placed their confidence" when they became discontented with Abimelech. He headed the revolution, and led out the men of Shechem against Abimelech; but was defeated, and fled to his own home (Judg. 9:26-46). We hear no more of him after this battle....

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Gaal in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

(gay' uhl) Personal name meaning, "abhorrence," "neglect," or perhaps "dung-beetle." Man who usurped Abimelech's leadership in Shechem but met sudden defeat from Abimelech and left the city (Judges 9:26-41). The early translations spell his name and that of his father in several different ways, showing perhaps that Israelites intentionally di...

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Gaal in Hitchcock's Bible Names

contempt; abomination...

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Gaal in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

ga'-al (ga`al, "rejection," or "loathing"; according to Wellhausen, "beetle," HPN, 110): A man of whose antecedents nothing is known, except that his father's name was Ebed. He undertook to foment and lead a rebellion on the part of the inhabitants of Shechem against Abimelech, son of Gideon, and his rebellion failed (Jdg 9:26-45). See also AB...

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Gaal in Naves Topical Bible

Conspires against and is defeated by Abimelech Jud 9:26-41...

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Gaal in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(contempt), son of Ebed, aided the Shechemites in their rebellion against Abimelech. Jud 9:1 ... (B.C. 1206.)...

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