Judges 8:27

Gideon made an ephod from all this and put it in Ophrah, his hometown. Then all Israel prostituted themselves with it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.

Judges 17:5

This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and installed one of his sons to be his priest.

Judges 18:14

The five men who had gone to scout out the land of Laish told their brothers, “Did you know that there are an ephod, household gods, and a carved image overlaid with silver in these houses? Now think about what you should do.”

Deuteronomy 7:16

You must destroy all the peoples the Lord your God is delivering over to you and not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.

Judges 18:17

Then the five men who had gone to scout out the land went in and took the carved image overlaid with silver, the ephod, and the household idols, while the priest was standing by the entrance of the gate with the 600 men armed with weapons of war.

Psalm 106:39

They defiled themselves by their actions
and prostituted themselves by their deeds.

Exodus 23:33

They must not remain in your land, or else they will make you sin against Me. If you worship their gods, it will be a snare for you.”

Judges 6:24

So Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called it Yahweh Shalom. It is in Ophrah of the Abiezrites until today.

Exodus 28:6-35

“They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.

Deuteronomy 12:5

Instead, you must turn to the place Yahweh your God chooses from all your tribes to put His name for His dwelling and go there.

Judges 6:11

The Angel of the Lord came, and He sat under the oak that was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash, the Abiezrite. His son Gideon was threshing wheat in the wine vat in order to hide it from the Midianites.

Judges 8:32-33

Then Gideon son of Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

1 Samuel 23:9-10

When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”

Psalm 73:27

Those far from You will certainly perish;
You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.

Isaiah 8:20

To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, there will be no dawn for them.

Hosea 2:2

Rebuke your mother; rebuke her.
For she is not My wife and I am not her husband.
Let her remove the promiscuous look from her face
and her adultery from between her breasts.

Hosea 4:12-14

My people consult their wooden idols,
and their divining rods inform them.
For a spirit of promiscuity leads them astray;
they act promiscuously
in disobedience to their God.

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Summary

And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

General references

Bible References

An ephod

Judges 17:5
This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and installed one of his sons to be his priest.
Judges 18:14
The five men who had gone to scout out the land of Laish told their brothers, “Did you know that there are an ephod, household gods, and a carved image overlaid with silver in these houses? Now think about what you should do.”
Exodus 28:6
“They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
1 Samuel 23:9
When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”
Isaiah 8:20
To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, there will be no dawn for them.

Ophrah

Judges 8:32
Then Gideon son of Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Judges 6:11
The Angel of the Lord came, and He sat under the oak that was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash, the Abiezrite. His son Gideon was threshing wheat in the wine vat in order to hide it from the Midianites.
Deuteronomy 12:5
Instead, you must turn to the place Yahweh your God chooses from all your tribes to put His name for His dwelling and go there.

A whoring

Exodus 23:33
They must not remain in your land, or else they will make you sin against Me. If you worship their gods, it will be a snare for you.”
Psalm 73:27
Those far from You will certainly perish;
You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
Psalm 106:39
They defiled themselves by their actions
and prostituted themselves by their deeds.
Hosea 2:2
Rebuke your mother; rebuke her.
For she is not My wife and I am not her husband.
Let her remove the promiscuous look from her face
and her adultery from between her breasts.
Hosea 4:12
My people consult their wooden idols,
and their divining rods inform them.
For a spirit of promiscuity leads them astray;
they act promiscuously
in disobedience to their God.

A snare

Judges 8:33
When Gideon died, the Israelites turned and prostituted themselves with the Baals and made Baal-berith their god.
Deuteronomy 7:16
You must destroy all the peoples the Lord your God is delivering over to you and not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.

General references

Exodus 32:2
Then Aaron replied to them, “Take off the gold rings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters and bring them to me.”

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