Judges 8-9

1. How did Gideon have so many sons (70)? Gideon 8:29

He adopted many children

He had many wives with whom he had children

2. How long was Israel under peace after defeating the Midianites? Judges 8:28

They were never under peace, because they were worshiping the ephod

40 years, as long as Gideon was alive

3. What was the name of Gideon's son who was born of a slave woman, whose name meant "my father is king"? Judges 8:29

Abimelech

Ishmael

Edom

4. What did Gideon make out of the gold that was taken from the Midianites? Judges 8:27

A golden calf for the Israelites to worship

A golden moon for the Israelites to worship

A golden ephod for the Israelites to worship

5. What injury to Abimelech's preceded him ordering a soldier to finish him off with his sword? Judges 9:52

A woman hammered a peg into his temple while he was sleeping

A woman dropped a grinding stone onto his head from a tower

6. How did Gideon calm the Ephraimites down from being so angry with him? Judges 8:1-3

The way he answered them, by uplifting the Ephraimites, putting their success above his own

He ignored them while they were expressing their anger to him

He became defensive, explaining that it was not God's plan for him to do it the way they had wanted

7. What did Abimelech do to the men and women of Shechem who were hiding in one of the rooms of the temple? Judges 9:47-49

He piled branches around it and set it on fire, killing about 1000 people.

He let out serpents into the room and they killed all of the people

He killed them all with his sword

8. Was it a sin for Gideon to make the ephod for the people to worship? Judges 8:27

Yes it was a sin, and it was also a sin for the Israelites who worshiped it.

No, because the ephod was a symbol of God and not a false god.

9. Who did the people belong to, who had made Abimelech their king? Judges 9:28

They lived in Shechem, which was located within Ephraim, so they were Ephraimites

They lived in Shechem, and belonged to the descendants of Hamor, who was the father of Shechem

10. What did Gideon do with the elders in the city of Succoth? Judges 8:16

He dined with them

He took their belongings for himself

He beat them

11. What was the decoration shaped like that Gideon took off the necks of the camels that belonged to Zebah and Zalmunna? Judges 8:18

Sun

Moon

Star

12. According to the wikipedia, under the name "Gideon," we find that there is a special feast held in honor of Gideon every year on Sept 26 by the Catholics because they call him a what?

A great man of God

A judge of God's people

A saint