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Jether (firstborn of Gideon)

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Named at Judges 8:20 as Gideon’s firstborn: “He said to Jether his firstborn, ‘Get up and kill them!’ But the youth didn’t draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was yet a youth.” At 8:21 Gideon arises, and kills Zebah and Zalmunna.

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JDG 8:18–21, engwebp
¹⁸Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. They all resembled the children of a king.”
¹⁹He said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the LORD lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you.”
²⁰He said to Jether his firstborn, “Get up and kill them!” But the youth didn’t draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was yet a youth.
²¹Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “You rise and fall on us; for as the man is, so is his strength.” Gideon arose, and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels’ necks.
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Gideon — Father of — Jether (firstborn of Gideon)

Evidence: Judges 8:18–21
Took part in (1) — Gideon kills Zebah and Zalmunna and takes the crescents

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He said to Jether his firstborn, “Get up and kill them!” But the youth didn’t draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was yet a youth.

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Entry: Jether (firstborn of Gideon) (person-jether-gideon)
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Current wording: Named at Judges 8:20 as Gideon’s firstborn: “He said to Jether his firstborn, ‘Get up and kill them!’ But the youth didn’t draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was yet a youth.” At 8:21 Gideon arises, and kills Zebah and Zalmunna.
Cited evidence: JDG 8:18–21, engwebp
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