Jotham

Jotham was the youngest of Gideon's seventy sons (Judges 9:5). After Gideon's death, Abimelech, another of Gideon's sons, conspired to become king and killed his seventy brothers on one stone (Judges 9:5). However, Jotham escaped by hiding (Judges 9:5).

Jotham went to Mount Gerizim and delivered a parable to the men of Shechem, warning them of the consequences of their actions in supporting Abimelech (Judges 9:7–21). In the parable, the trees sought to anoint a king over them, but the worthy trees (olive, fig, and vine) refused, while the bramble accepted and threatened to devour the cedars of Lebanon (Judges 9:8–15). Jotham then fled to Beer and remained there, fearing Abimelech (Judges 9:21).

Later, God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem, causing them to turn against each other (Judges 9:22–25). This ultimately led to Abimelech's downfall and death, which was seen as a fulfillment of Jotham's curse (Judges 9:57).