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Wesley's Explanatory Notes on Judges 6:32

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John Wesley (1703–1791) · 18th-century historical commentary
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He called - Joash called Gideon so, Jdg 8:29, in remembrance of this noble exploit, and to put a brand upon Baal. Jerub - baal - That is, Let Baal plead. It is a probable conjecture, that that Jerombalus, whom Sanchoniathon, (one of the most ancient of all the Heathen writers) speaks of as a priest of Jao, (a corruption of Jehovah) and to whom he was indebted for a great deal of knowledge, was this Jerub - baal. Judges 6:33
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