Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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).
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
he that defends Baal, let Baal defend his cause