Judges 8:30

Gideon's Legacy

²⁹ Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house. ³⁰ Now Gideon had seventy sons who were his direct descendants, for he had many wives. ³¹ And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.

Seventy Sons

Gideon

Judges 9:2

"Say in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, 'Which is better for you, that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one rule over you?' Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh."

Judges 9:5

And he went to his father's house at Ophrah and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.

Genesis 2:24

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

Genesis 7:7

And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him went into the ark to escape the waters of the flood.

Genesis 46:26

All the persons belonging to Jacob who came into Egypt, who were his own descendants, not including Jacob's sons' wives, were sixty-six persons in all.

Exodus 1:5

All the descendants of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt.

Deuteronomy 17:17

And he shall not acquire many wives for himself, lest his heart turn away, nor shall he acquire for himself excessive silver and gold.

Judges 10:4

And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty cities, called Havvoth-jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

Judges 12:9

He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he gave in marriage outside his clan, and thirty daughters he brought in from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

Judges 12:14

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

2 Samuel 3:2-5

And sons were born to David at Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam of Jezreel;

2 Samuel 5:13-16

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

1 Kings 11:3

He had 700 wives, princesses, and 300 concubines. And his wives turned away his heart.

2 Kings 10:1

Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of the city, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying,

Malachi 2:15

Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit in their union? And what was the one God seeking? Godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and let none of you be faithless to the wife of your youth.

Matthew 19:5-8

and said, 'Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'?

Ephesians 5:31-33

"Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."