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1. gideons international

   Gideons International is an Evangelical Christian association for men founded in 1899 in Janesville, Wisconsin. The Gideons' primary activity, along with their wives in the Auxiliary, is "encouraging each other to do the work of the Lord, focusing on who they are before God, and strengthening the power of their personal testimony for the Lord Jesus Christ". They are most recognized for distributing copies of Scripture free of charge, paid for by freewill offerings from local churches and from members themselves. This Bible distribution is a worldwide enterprise taking place in around 200 countries, territories and possessions. The association's members focus on distributing complete Bibles, New Testaments, or portions thereof. These copies are printed in over 108 languages. The association is most widely known for its Bibles placed in lodging rooms. The Gideons also distribute to hospitals and other medical offices, schools (usually in first year) and colleges, military bases, as well as jails and prisons. The association was named after the Biblical figure Gideon depicted in Judges 6. In 1908, the Gideons began distributing free Bibles. The first Bibles were placed in rooms of the Superior Hotel in Superior, Montana. Members of The Gideons International currently average distribution of over 70 million Bibles annually. On average, more than two copies of the Bible are distributed per second through Gideons International. As of April 2015, Gideons International has distributed over two billion Bibles. The headquarters of Gideons International is in Nashville, Tennessee.

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1. Gideons International

   Gideons International is an evangelical Christian organization dedicated to bringing men, women, boys and girls to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. Gideons and their wives, the Gideon Auxiliary, accomplish this through personal witnessing and distributing copies of the Bible in over 94 languages and 195 countries of the world, most famously in hotel and motel rooms. The organization was founded in 1899 in Janesville, Wisconsin, as an early American organization dedicated to Christian evangelism. It began distributing free Bibles, the work for which it is chiefly known, in 1908, when the first Bibles were placed in the rooms of the Superior Hotel in Superior, Montana. Over 84 million Gideon Scriptures were given out in 2012. More than 1.7 billion have been distributed since 1908. On average, more than two copies of the Bible are distributed per second through Gideons International. Gideons International is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

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   The numerical value of gideons international in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

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References

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