Judges 6:32 meaning and explanation

So on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend with him,” because he had torn down Baal’s altar.

Judges 6:32, Berean Standard Bible

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Judges 6:32 records the nickname given to Gideon after he tore down his father's altar to Baal and the Asherah pole beside it. The name Jerubbaal means "Let Baal contend," and it comes from Joash, Gideon's father, who told the angry townsmen that if Baal is truly a god, he can defend his own altar.

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