Judges 8:30

Gideon's Legacy

²⁹ Jerubbaal (Gideon) the son of Joash went and lived in his own house. ³⁰ Now Gideon had seventy sons born to him, because he had many wives. ³¹ And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, whom he named Abimelech.

Seventy Sons

Gideon

Judges 9:2

“Speak now in the hearing of all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that seventy men, all of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one man rule over you?’ Also, remember that I am your own bone and flesh.”

Judges 9:5

Then he went to his father’s house at Ophrah and murdered his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, [in a public execution] on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left alive, because he had hidden himself.

Genesis 2:24

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.

Genesis 7:7

Then Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him entered the ark to escape the flood waters.

Genesis 46:26

All the persons who came with Jacob into Egypt—who were his direct descendants, not counting the wives of [Jacob or] Jacob’s sons, were sixty-six persons in all,

Exodus 1:5

All the descendants of Jacob were seventy people; Joseph was [already] in Egypt.

Deuteronomy 17:17

He shall not acquire multiple wives for himself, or else his heart will turn away [from God]; nor [for the same reason] shall he acquire great amounts of silver and gold.

Judges 10:4

He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead that are called Havvoth-jair (towns of Jair) to this day.

Judges 12:9

He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage outside the family, and he brought in thirty daughters [-in-law] from outside for his sons. He judged Israel for seven years.

Judges 12:14

He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys; and he judged Israel for eight years.

2 Samuel 3:2-5

Sons were born to David in Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;

2 Samuel 5:13-16

David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to him.

1 Kings 11:3

He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away [from God].

2 Kings 10:1

Ahab had seventy sons [and grandsons] in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the children of Ahab, saying,

Malachi 2:15

But not one has done so who has a remnant of the Spirit. And what did that one do while seeking a godly offspring? Take heed then to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of your youth.

Matthew 19:5-8

and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined inseparably to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?

Ephesians 5:31-33

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall be joined [and be faithfully devoted] to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.