Therefore on that day he named him Jerubbaal, that is to say, "Let Baal contendagainst him," because he had torn down his altar. Who struck down Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Did not a woman thro w an upper millstone on him from the wall so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go sonear the wall?'--then you shall say, `Your servant Uriah t he Hittite is dead also.' " Gideon is a Hebrew name meaning "Hewer," or "Feller" (lumberjack); Hebr ew (Modern): Gidan; Russian: Gedeon. . Religious Figures: Gideon (Biblic al) -- A liberator of Israel
Gideon ben Joash ben Abiezer