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Joash (Father of Gideon)
Joash was a member of the Abiezrite clan of the tribe of Manasseh who appears in the Book of Judges as the father of the judge Gideon. He kept an altar of Baal at Ophrah, yet when Gideon tore that altar down, he protected his son from the men of the town.
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- Jehoash (King of Israel)People
Jehoash (also Joash) was a king of the northern kingdom of Israel and a member of the dynasty of Jehu. The son of Jehoahaz, he received from the dying Elisha the prophecy of "the arrow of the LORD's deliverance," which foretold victory over Aram, and he defeated Amaziah king of Judah in battle.
- OphrahBible
Ophrah is an Old Testament place name borne by two towns: the hometown of the judge Gideon and a town of the tribe of Benjamin. First Chronicles also mentions a man by this name.
- AmaziahPeople
Amaziah was the ninth king of the southern kingdom of Judah, the son of Joash and the father of Uzziah. After defeating Edom, he worshiped the gods of Edom; he later challenged the northern kingdom of Israel to battle and suffered a crushing defeat.
- BeeriPeople
Beeri is an Old Testament figure named only in Hosea 1:1 as the father of the prophet Hosea. Scripture records nothing else about his life.
- 2 Chronicles 22Bible
2 Chronicles 22 recounts the one-year reign of Ahaziah, king of Judah, and his death at the hands of Jehu. It then tells how the young Joash was hidden in the temple while Ahaziah's mother, Athaliah, killed the royal family and seized the throne.
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