... > Bible > Old Testament > the time of the Judges > Judges 6-12 > the time of Gideon (Jerubbaal) ~ the book of Judges > Gideon assembles the people for a raid against the Midianites (Judges 6:33-40) > twice Gideon asks the Lord to show him a sign with a sheep's fleece before his raid against the Midianites > the dew is on the fleece only, the ground is dry (first sign given to Gideon) > Gideon presses the fleece and wrings out a bowl full of water