GIDEON'S NAME ON ANCIENT JUG
From time of the Judges
In a truly remarkable find, an ancient vessel over 3000 years old has been unearthed with Hebrew script on it… spelling a name which is very exciting for those who love the Bible! Experts estimate that it is from the time of the biblical Judges, approximately 1100 BC. The vessel would have held about a liter of liquid and was found in an excavation at Horbat al-Ra’i, near Kiryat Gat, with an inked inscription spelling out a moniker given to Gideon: Jerubbaal.
Gideon was first called Jerubbaal in Judges 6, after he had bravely torn down the altar of Baal during the night:
So because Gideon broke down Baal’s altar, they gave him the name Jerub-Baal that day, saying, “Let Baal contend with him.”
(Judges 6:32)
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