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Judges 8:31

AbimelechShechem

29 and he—Jerubbaal son of Joash—returned home and settled down.

30 Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.

His concubine, who dwelt in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.

32 Later, Gideon son of Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

33 And as soon as Gideon was dead, the Israelites turned and prostituted themselves with the Baals, and they set up Baal-berith as their god.

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BSB
His concubine, who dwelt in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
KJV
And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
WEB
His concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
ASV
And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.
DARBY
And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he gave him the name of Abimelech.
BLB
and his concubine who [was] in Shechem, and she also bore him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.
ÅB
Og han hadde en medhustru som bodde i Sikem; med henne fikk han også en sønn og kalte ham Abimelek.
OTB
En sønn ble også født til ham av hans medhustru som bodde i Sikem, og han kalte ham Abimelek.
B1930
Og han hadde en medhustru som bodde i Sikem; med henne fikk han også en sønn og kalte ham Abimelek.

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  • Judges 9:18

    but you have risen up against my father’s house this day and killed his seventy sons on a single stone, and you have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the leaders of Shechem because he is your brother—

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  • Genesis 16:15

    And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.

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  • Judges 9:1–5

    Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,

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  • Genesis 22:24

    Moreover, Nahor’s concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

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  • Genesis 20:2

    Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.

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