Judges 8:27

Gideon used all this gold to make an ephod. He put it in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all Israel was unfaithful to God by worshiping it there. It became a trap for Gideon and his family.

Judges 8:27, Readable English Bible (READ)

Note: An ephod was a vest-like priestly garment. Hebrew: "prostituted themselves."

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