Judges 6-7
Gideon in Biblical Art
Gideon's fleece and calling give artists a scene of hesitant faith meeting divine assurance.
Bible and Art Context
Heemskerck portrays Gideon with the miraculous fleece. The image captures the tension between doubt and obedience that runs through Judges 6 before the victory of the three hundred.
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Gideon and the Fleece
Maarten van Heemskerck, 1550, Oil on wood
Heemskerck focuses on the fleece sign that reassures Gideon before battle.
Source: Wikimedia CommonsQuestions about Gideon in Art
Where is Gideon in the Bible?
Gideon's story is found in Judges 6 and 7.
What was Gideon's fleece?
Gideon asked God for signs with a fleece—first wet with dew while the ground was dry, then dry while the ground was wet.
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