Gideon was an Israelite Judge, military leader, and prophet whose calling and victory over the Midianites is described in Judges 6-8 in the Hebrew Bible.
Gideon was the son of Joash, from the Abiezrite clan in the tribe of Manasseh, and lived in Ephra (Ophrah). As a leader of the Israelites, he won a decisive victory over a Midianite army despite a vast numerical disadvantage leading a troop of 300 men.