1173/1172 BC
Complete person record
Gideon
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Gideon.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 2751–2791
Reference under review · 1133/1132 BC
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Reference library
Look up Gideon in the study works
These links search five public-domain reference works for this person. An author’s definition or conclusion is a study aid—not Scripture—and should be examined against the KJV text.
Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Gideon →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Gideon →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Gideon →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Gideon →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
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Events involving Gideon
Creation year 27511173/1172 BC
Gideon delivers Israel
Gideon’s deliverance falls within Nisan year 304; the numbered forty-year rest begins with Nisan 305.
Judges 6:14; 8:28 · KJV
“And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel. Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, and the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.”
Judges and 1 Samuel chronology
Open Creation year 2751 in the Original Timeline →This placement follows the dated sequence, oppressions, judgeships, land-rest intervals, and Ark notices preserved in Judges and 1 Samuel. Where a rule and a land-rest interval differ, the timeline keeps them distinct.