Gaal
For the city, see Gaal, Austria Gaal (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 Gaal. Abimelech defeated Gaal and drove him back to the gates of Shechem. Zebul subsequently drove Gaal and his remaining kinsmen from Shechem altogether. He is not mentioned thereafter in the Bible.
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Gaal
contempt; abomination
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock.
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Gaal
(contempt), son of Ebed, aided the Shechemites in their rebellion against Abimelech. (Judges 9:1) ... (B.C. 1206.)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) , by William Smith.
About
Gaal
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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