Gaal

Son of Ebed; led a revolt against Abimelech.

A written article for Gaal is still to come. Below and alongside: where Gaal appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1300 BC
    1200 BC
  • Gaal
    c. 1250 BC

Original word

  • גַּעַל gaal
    H1603
Relationships
Father: Ebed
Citations
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Where Gaal appears in Scripture

Judges 9

וַיָּבֹא גַּעַל בֶּן-עֶבֶד וְאֶחָיו וַיַּֽעַבְרוּ בִּשְׁכֶם וַיִּבְטְחוּ-בוֹ בַּֽעֲלֵי שְׁכֶֽם׃
26
And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
וַיֹּאמֶר׀ גַּעַל בֶּן-עֶבֶד מִֽי-אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וּמִֽי-שְׁכֶם כִּי נַֽעַבְדֶנּוּ הֲלֹא בֶן-יְרֻבַּעַל וּזְבֻל פְּקִידוֹ עִבְדוּ אֶת-אַנְשֵׁי חֲמוֹר אֲבִי שְׁכֶם וּמַדּוּעַ נַֽעַבְדֶנּוּ אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃
28
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
וַיִּשְׁמַע זְבֻל שַׂר-הָעִיר אֶת-דִּבְרֵי גַּעַל בֶּן-עָבֶד וַיִּחַר אַפּֽוֹ׃
30
And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
וַיִּשְׁלַח מַלְאָכִים אֶל-אֲבִימֶלֶךְ בְּתָרְמָה לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה גַעַל בֶּן-עֶבֶד וְאֶחָיו בָּאִים שְׁכֶמָה וְהִנָּם צָרִים אֶת-הָעִיר עָלֶֽיךָ׃
31
And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.
וַיֵּצֵא גַּעַל בֶּן-עֶבֶד וַיַּֽעֲמֹד פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הָעִיר וַיָּקָם אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וְהָעָם אֲשֶׁר-אִתּוֹ מִן-הַמַּאְרָֽב׃
35
And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.
וַיַּרְא-גַּעַל אֶת-הָעָם וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל-זְבֻל הִנֵּה-עָם יוֹרֵד מֵֽרָאשֵׁי הֶֽהָרִים וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו זְבֻל אֵת צֵל הֶֽהָרִים אַתָּה רֹאֶה כָּֽאֲנָשִֽׁים׃
36
And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.
וַיֹּסֶף עוֹד גַּעַל לְדַבֵּר וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה-עָם יֽוֹרְדִים מֵעִם טַבּוּר הָאָרֶץ וְרֹאשׁ-אֶחָד בָּא מִדֶּרֶךְ אֵלוֹן מְעֽוֹנְנִֽים׃
37
And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.
וַיֵּצֵא גַעַל לִפְנֵי בַּֽעֲלֵי שְׁכֶם וַיִּלָּחֶם בַּֽאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃
39
And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
וַיֵּשֶׁב אֲבִימֶלֶךְ בָּֽארוּמָה וַיְגָרֶשׁ זְבֻל אֶת-גַּעַל וְאֶת-אֶחָיו מִשֶּׁבֶת בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃
41
And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.