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/* Aftermath */
==Aftermath==
The people wanted Gideon to rule over them, but he told them God would rule over them, not him. (This was before the time when there was a king in Israel.) Gideon created a golden [[ephod]], which was a snare to him and his family as it was worshipped, even though it was not God.
There was peace in Israel for 40 years after Gideon's victory. Gideon had 70 children. Upon his death, the people of Israel turned again to worshipping Baal and did not respect Gideon's family for what he had done for them.
