Contender with Baal; or, let Baal plead, a surname of Gideon; a name given to him because he destroyed the altar of Baal (Judg. 6:32; 7:1; 8:29; 1 Sam. 12:11).
he that defends Baal, let Baal defend his cause ...
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Or Jerubbaal (contender with Baal), the surname of Gideon, which he acquired in consequence of dest...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary