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Judges 6:24

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Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Judges 6:24 · King James Version · underlined terms are tappable
Parallel translations
  • WEB Then Gideon built an altar there to Yahweh, and called it “Yahweh is Peace.” To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
  • BSB So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
  • NKJV So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord, and called it The-Lord-Is-Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
  • NASB Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and named it The Lord is Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
  • NLT And Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and named it Yahweh-Shalom (which means “the Lord is peace”). The altar remains in Ophrah in the land of the clan of Abiezer to this day.

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Quick answer

Gideon builds an altar named 'Yahweh is Peace' to commemorate God's gracious reassurance.

Overview

In response to God's word of peace, Gideon erects an altar called 'Yahweh Shalom,' marking the place of his encounter. The name testifies that the God who could rightly judge has instead given peace. This memorial points forward to the gospel, where God is fully revealed as the giver of peace through the reconciling work of Christ.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 10

  • Gen 22:14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
  • Exod 17:15And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:
  • Ezek 48:35It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.
  • Judg 8:32And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
  • Jer 33:16In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.
  • Judg 21:4And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
  • Josh 22:10And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to.
  • Jer 23:6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
  • Josh 22:26–28Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:
  • Gen 33:20And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Concept yahweh-shalom
Topics (6)
COMMUNIONGIDEONGODJEHOVAH-SHALOMJUDGEOPHRAH

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Christ at the center

Israel's cycle of sin and rescue through flawed deliverers cries out for a Savior who never fails — the true and final Judge and Deliverer who saves his people not for a season but forever.

How Judges 6:24 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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Then Gideonגִּדְעוֹןbuiltבָּנָהan altarמִזְבֵּחַthere unto the LORDיְהֹוָהand calledקָרָאit Jehovahshalomיְהֹוָה שָׁלוֹםunto this dayיוֹםit is yet in Ophrahעׇפְרָהof the Abiezritesאֲבִי הָעֶזְרִי
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