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1.	Also called Jerubbaal. a judge of Israel and conqueror of the Midianites. Judges 6–8.

2.	a member of the Gideons International.

3.	a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “great destroyer.”

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In the Bible, a Hebrew judge who vehemently opposed the Baal cult and defeated the Midianites.

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n. A member of an interdenominational and international society known for placing Bibles in hotel rooms.

[From Gideons International, formerly the Gideon Society, after Gideon.]

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Bible propagation society, 1906, formally Christian Commercial Young Men's Association of America, founded 1899. It takes its name from Gideon, Israelite judge and warrior [Judg. vi:11-viii:25], from Heb. Gidh'on, lit. "feller," from stem of gadha "he cut off, hewed, felled."

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Gideon, MO (city, FIPS 26974) Location: 36.45082 N, 89.91064 W
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Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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