the son of Joash, of the tribe of Manasseh; the same with
Jerubbaal, the seventh judge of Israel. He dwelt in the city of Ophra,
and was chosen by God in a very extraordinary manner to deliver the
Israelites from the oppression of the Midianites, under which they had
laboured for the space of seven years. See Judges vi, 14–27; viii, 1–24,
&c.
Jerubbaal, the seventh judge of Israel. He dwelt in the city of Ophra,
and was chosen by God in a very extraordinary manner to deliver the
Israelites from the oppression of the Midianites, under which they had
laboured for the space of seven years. See Judges vi, 14–27; viii, 1–24,
&c.