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 Gideon Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Troops of the Gideon Force departed on December 1940 in small columns towards the Mount Belaiyam region in Abyssinia.
The Gideon Force was a British-led African guerrilla force fighting the Italian occupation forces in Abyssiania (modern-day Ethiopia) during the World War II.
Other Italian forces retreating to the east and over the Nile were continuously harassed by the Arbenyotch and the Gideon Force.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gideon_Force   (1199 words)

  
 Gideon Coe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gideon Coe is a radio DJ, presenter, sportscaster, voice-over artist, and journalist.
Gideon joined BBC GLR in 1994 as the sportscaster on the Breakfast show, moving up to joint-presentation duties.
Gideon Coe's show page at BBC 6 Music
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gideon_Coe   (222 words)

  
 trash can sinatras - quotes: bbc radio 6 interview - june 30, 2003
gideon: magnificent stuff, 'got carried away,' the trash can sinatras, who play the barfly in camden town tonight in north london.
gideon: good, cuz i mean, i was wondering what had happened to the band and i was delighted when you played the show last may, was it, at water rats in london?
gideon: i know frank, that you hate earnestness and platitutdes which is a shame because i genuinely think you make fine music.
www.trashcansinatras.com /quotes/bbc6-063003.html   (767 words)

  
 Daily Bible Study - Gideon
Gideon's first attack was somewhat modest; under cover of darkness, Gideon and ten of his servants destroyed the people's altar of Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole that had been erected beside it (Judges 6:25-27).
Gideon, from the Hebrew word meaning hewer or feller, was the son of Joash, an Abiezrite (Judges 6:11), from the town of Ophrah in the Manasseh territory (see Tribal Lands) of Samaria, a short distance from Mount Gerizim (the view from the summit is seen in the photograph below).
Gideon died at a good old age, and was buried in the tomb of his fathers.
www.keyway.ca /htm2002/gideon.htm   (358 words)

  
 Orde Charles Wingate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gideon Force, with the aid of local resistance fighters, harassed Italian forts and their supply lines while the regular army took on the main forces of the Italian army.
With the end of the East African Campaign, on June 4, 1941, Wingate was removed from command of the now-dismantled Gideon Force and his rank was reduced to that of major.
At the end of the fighting, Wingate and the men of the Gideon Force linked to the Sudan Defense Force led by William Platt and together they accompanied the emperor in his triumphant return to to Addis Ababa in May. Wingate was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orde_Wingate   (2158 words)

  
 Gideons International - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is the standard that the Gideon association is trying to establish in all its members, each man to be ready to do God's will at any time, at any place, and in any way that the Holy Spirit leads."
Gideons International is an evangelical Christian organisation dedicated to distributing copies of the Bible (generally the King James Version in the United States, but other translations elsewhere) to those who might not otherwise encounter it, most famously in hotel rooms.
The placement of Gideon Bibles in hotel rooms has made the Gideon Bible a frequent subject for comment in popular culture; it is alluded to among other places in the Beatles song "Rocky Raccoon".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gideons_International   (2158 words)

  
 Chindits - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He fought over his plans with the leadership of Force 136, which was concerned that a premature uprising of the Kachins without a permanent British military presence would lead to their slaughter by the Japanese at the end of operations.
Force 136 also had their own plans for a rising to be coordinated with the arrival of the regular army into Burma.
A force to raise Kachin levies and irregulars
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chindits   (4269 words)

  
 Comixfan Forums - Gideon
Gideon was the first External to be killed by Selene when she went on a killing spree, draining him of his life energy.
Gideon possessed the ability to scan the genetic templates of any superhuman being in his proximity and temporarily duplicate their superhuman powers.
Gideon was a member of the Externals, a group of supposedly immortal mutants.
www.comixfan.com /xfan/forums/printthread.php?t=4730   (444 words)

  
 SHOF5.TXT
Gideon's strategy is to use a very small well trained force to trick the enemy in a manner that it would defeat itself (note 7:12,21-22).
Gideon takes advantage of this flight and orders the rest of his soldiers (who were waiting on the surrounding hills) to chase the enemy.
Furthermore, when Gideon becomes Bnei Yisrael's military leader, he leads the army in a manner quite different than any of his predecessors.
www.tanach.org /navi/SHOF5.TXT   (2625 words)

  
 ethiopiaD.html
Till now Gideon Force had enjoyed good cooperation from Commenting on the sight of local guerillas in Italian uniforms, one British sergeant in the Ethiopian battalion stated a perceptive comment, writing "This almost pre-Biblical country must endure its pains while our object, the restoration of the Emperor, is striven for.
Nation-wide, actions by the Patriots and Gideon Force were tying down over one-third (56) of the available Italian battalions, leaving only the equivalent of 71 battalions to face the main British force of 5 divisions.
Forced to stand and fight, the intensity of the attacks from different directions convinced the Italians they were facing a much larger force then they actually were.
members.aol.com /ordewingate/ethiopiaD.html   (2799 words)

  
 Patriarchs and Prophets - The Earlier Judges
Gideon was the son of Joash, of the tribe of Manasseh.
Gideon was commanded to destroy this altar and to erect an altar to Jehovah over the rock on which the offering had been consumed, and there to present a sacrifice to the Lord.
Gideon dared not place himself at the head of the army without still further evidence that God had called him to his work, and that He would be with him.
www.nisbett.com /reference2/pp/pp53.htm   (5267 words)

  
 Holocaust Collection
Gideon's own experience and struggle has allowed him insight into the lives of struggling nations and people, and has strengthened his inner drive to bring forth this message forth with a touching and revealing force.
Gideon relates that everywhere he went there were little children looking up at you with begging eyes.
Gideon has never been able to erase the faces he encountered as he looked upon the effects of the atrocities that had been committed on humankind.
members.aol.com /gideonet/holocaust.htm   (1495 words)

  
 Profiles of Faith...Gideon: When a Few Make a Majority > The Good News : September/October 1997
A formidable sight appeared to Gideon's small army, for "the Midianites and Amalekites, all the people of the East, were lying in the valley as numerous as locusts; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the seashore in multitude" (verse 12).
Gideon first requested that, when he left the wool of a sheep out overnight on the threshing floor, God would allow the dew to moisten only the wool, leaving the surrounding ground dry.
To reassure Gideon further, God told him to go with his servant to the enemy camp at night to "hear what they say; and afterward your hands shall be strengthened to go down against the camp" (verses 9-11).
www.gnmagazine.org /issues/gn12/profilesfaithgideon.htm   (2001 words)

  
 BBC - WW2 People's War - East African Campaign - A1057547
Gideon Force was intended to aid Ethiopian rebels and hold down Italian forces in the north west of the country; Wingate interpreted this mandate as including the liberation of Abyssinia and the reinstatement of Emperor Haile Selassie.
Gideon Force, with Selassie, crossed the border from Sudan on 20 January and made for Addis Ababa, harassing the Italians and enlisting support from local rebel groups.
Gideon Force played a part in the mopping-up operations during May, but was disbanded on 1 June.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A1057547   (783 words)

  
 Holy Spirit Interactive: Bible Discovery - Gideon
Gideon died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of his fathers.
Gideon: (means "he that bruises or breaks; a destroyer") The first of the Judges.
Gideon rose early the next day; he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew-a bowlful of water.
www.holyspiritinteractive.net /biblediscovery/gideon.asp   (387 words)

  
 gideon.txt
The fact that the Gideon presentation occurs in the course of the regular school day, during which children are taught to pay attention to the contents of the instructional program, presents a more highly coercive atmosphere than the public graduation ceremony in Weisman.
The bible is not used in the classroom for any educational purposes; the students are told by Gideon representatives how valuable the book is and to take it home and read it.
Bibles in the local schools very quickly became a cause celebre and local churches began organizing to pressure the school board to continue the practice.
www.textfiles.com /occult/gideon.txt   (387 words)

  
 Advent Rising Powers - Xbox
Gideon can wrap any loose object — be it furniture, weapon, or enemy — with energized particles drawn from the surrounding environment and then move the object to any position within his range.
The conflicting forces of this energy paradox force Gideon to restrict his motion to avoid being torn apart as it gradually unravels.
Gideon is also able to freeze his enemies to stone, then shoot a bullet and make them shatter.
features.teamxbox.com /xbox/1165/Advent-Rising-Powers/p1   (560 words)

  
 Special Warfare: Case Studies in Selection and Assessment: The First Special Service Force, Merrill's Marauders and the OSS OGs
Gideon, the most famous of the early Jewish warriors, is considered to have been the father of commando forces in Israel.
And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I will say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.
Eventually, Frederick assembled a force of individualistic, physically tough American fighting men who were steadied by the influence of the older, more disciplined and initially, better-trained Canadians.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0HZY/is_4_13/ai_75578102   (1407 words)

  
 DVD Verdict Review - Crusade: The Complete Series
Gideon also takes a liking to a grubby thief named Dureena Nafeel (Carrie Dobro), whose entire race was killed by the Drakh, and insists that she be permitted to accompany them.
He had rescued Gideon from a disastrous "accident" that befell one of his previous ships, the Cerberus; Gideon had been abandoned in space by the Cerberus, which was promptly destroyed by a mysterious ship.
The Rangers come to Gideon with information about an escaped alien dissident who is carrying stolen data crystals that may be useful in the hunt for a plague cure.
www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/crusadecompleteseries.php   (3744 words)

  
 History of the Gideon bible
Because the Gideons so quickly became associated with hotel room Bibles, the association has, at times, had to remind its members that the Bibles are but a means to an end, not an end in themselves.
But, for the majority of travelers, the Gideon Bible is the book they’ll find when they settle into their hotel rooms for the night.
As early as 1900, the organization considered putting Bibles at the front desk of the hotels its members stayed in, but it was not until 1908 that the association voted to place Bibles in all hotel rooms.
ky.essortment.com /gideonbible_rcwz.htm   (3744 words)

  
 BibleGateway.com Passage Lookup: Judg. 5-8
Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, "Come down against the Midianites and capture the waters against them, as far as Beth-barah, and also the Jordan." So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they captured the waters as far as Beth-barah, and also the Jordan.
And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age and was buried in the tomb of Joash his father, at Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, when they had just set the watch.
www.biblegateway.com /cgi-bin/bible?language=english&version=ESV&passage=Judg.+5-8   (3744 words)

  
 Urban Legends Reference Pages: A World of Luck (Horning in on Gideon)
Unlike the standard Gideon tale in which money is looked for but never found no matter how many Bibles are shook out, here a reward is actually left to be discovered by the first diligent soul to happen upon it, but none come.
Those Bibles are provided without charge, and although some do end up "taken" by those in need, none have ever been "stolen," according to the Gideons.
Money is sometimes left in Gideon Bibles by Christians looking to reward the next tortured soul who turns to the Good Book for solace.
www.snopes.com /luck/gideon.asp   (3744 words)

  
 Atlantic City Casino To Ban Gideon Bibles
The 103-year-old Gideons International is based in Nashville and claims to distribute more than a million Bibles per week in 176 countries and 80 languages.
The Borgata would be the first casino to ban the Gideon Bibles in the city's 25-year history of casino gambling, according to Jim Werner, Bible scriptures secretary for the Gideons' Atlantic County chapter.
Werner said the recipients pay nothing for the Bibles and the Gideons have to replace half of the local casino Bibles each year.
www.mcjonline.com /news/03a/20030430a.shtml   (3744 words)

  
 Biblical people: Gideon
Gideon was the son of Joash the Abiezrite from Ophrah.
Gideon raised an army of 32,000, but after several tests by the Lord, the army was whittled down to 300 men.
At night, Gideon and his 300 men lit torches, blew trumpets and shouted "For the Lord and for Gideon." Then they stood by and watched as the enemy panicked, and the Lord caused the enemy troops to begin fighting and killing each other.
www.aboutbibleprophecy.com /p16.htm   (3744 words)

  
 Coe (surname) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coe is a surname, and may refer to
David Allan Coe (born 1939), American country singer
Mary (Mai) Huttleston Rogers Coe, wife of William Robertson Coe and mother of Henry W. R., Natalie Mai, Robert D., and William Rogers Coe
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coe_(surname)   (151 words)

  
 Only Through Force, Gideon Levy
It has always been said among us that "the Arabs only understand force." Indeed, it turns out that force is our only official language even if Israeli leaders have always taken care to emphasize that "the Arabs will not achieve anything through force."
It is not the acceptable thing to say, but this truth must be stated: Only through force have the Arabs achieved what they have achieved, throughout the Arab-Israeli conflict, and certainly in the last 30 years.
This weekend the actor Mohammed Bakri, who has performed in Israeli theaters for years, wondered whether he was wrong all along and should have chosen the path of violent struggle and joined the PLO in his youth.
www.mindspring.com /~fontenelles/Levy.htm   (919 words)

  
 Welcome to UXN - Decimation
Gideon uses his mutant power to duplicate the genetic-energy template of Crule and starts pounding on him.
Gideon tells him that the name of the man is Cable.
Gideon has gone to Madripoor to recruit Crule for a mission.
www.uncannyxmen.net /db/issues/showquestion.asp?fldAuto=569   (1072 words)

  
 Index to X-Force, including annuals and Domino LS: 2 / 9
Gideon has the ability to mimic other mutant energies, and bests Crule with his own strength, then sends him after Cable.
Gideon offers Sunspot to Sam if he agrees to never interfere with the Externals.
Gideon beats on Sunspot, but still plans to use him.
www.chronology.net /default.pl/cited/rd_xforce/2   (2853 words)

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