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Joash

Mentioned in 1244 BC traditional (Jones)

A contracted form of Jehoash, the father of Gideon (Judg. 6:11, 29; 8:13, 29, 32).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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Gideon
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8 verses

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

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Places

Places named in the same verses as Joash, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.

  1. possible location: Ophrah2
  2. location unknown: Heres1
  3. location not graded: Midian1

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1269–1219 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

8 tagged verses in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. Judges8

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBJoash 51
KJVJoash 49
ASVJoash 49

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Every verse

All 8 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

Judges8 verses
  1. 6:11

    Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites.

  2. 6:29

    “Who did this?” they said to one another. And after they had investigated thoroughly, they were told, “Gideon son of Joash did it.”

  3. 6:30

    Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has torn down Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”

  4. 6:31

    But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Are you contending for Baal? Are you trying to save him? Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning! If Baal is a god, let him contend for himself with the one who has torn down his altar.”

  5. 7:14

    His friend replied: “This is nothing less than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has delivered Midian and the whole camp into his hand.”

  6. 8:13

    After this, Gideon son of Joash returned from the battle along the Ascent of Heres.

  7. 8:29

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

  8. 8:32

    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.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

A contracted form of Jehoash, the father of Gideon (Judg. 6:11, 29; 8:13, 29, 32).