The Resume

Name means 'Hewer'
Also called Gedeon and Jerub-Baal
Judge of Israel

Why he might be annoying:

Like Aaron, he questioned God when bad things happened to the Israelites.
Like Moses, he tried to have the Lord use someone else, thinking he was too weak.
He punished people by whipping them with thorny plants.
He was brought the heads of enemy kings and generals.
He made an idol that the Israelites worshipped.
He had many wives.

Why he might not be annoying:

He threshed wheat in a winepress to keep it hidden.
He delivered the Israelites from the Midianites and Amalekites who had terrorized them.
He defeated two giant armies with three hundred men.
He was one of the first leaders to use psychological warfare.
People wanted to kill him for destroying the altars to Baal and Asherah.
He refused to rules the Israelites, saying it was the Lord who was to rule them.
He had seventy sons and an unnamed number of daughters.
The Israelites had forty years of peace when he was a judge.
The Gideons are named after him. They distribute free Bibles to prisons, hotels, and hospitals.
A Marvel character is named after him.

Credit: Lorg Skyegon

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Ancient Times
• Ancient Times: Middle East
• Bears
• Bigamists/Polygamists
• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 70)
• Generals and Admirals
• God Spoke to Me
• I Am in the Bible
• I Am in the Old Testament
• I Don't Pull Punches
• I Gave My Kid a Ridiculous Name
• I Married at Least Five Times [I Do! I Do! I Do! I Do! I Do!]
• Judges
• Known By a Single Name
• Look at Me, I'm a Helmet Head
• Look at Me, I'm Getting Blown
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Lorg Skyegon's Profiles
• My Fans Have a Nickname
• My First Name is a Profession
• My Name, My Company
• Old Dads
• Profiles 16001-16250 (Ranked: 16108)
• Religious Icons
• Sabras - I am Israeli

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 20 Votes: 35.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 242 Votes: 48.35% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 39 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 75 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 99 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 119 Votes: 44.54% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 289 Votes: 46.71% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 113 Votes: 64.60% Annoying