Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.
"Gaal the son of Ebed"  (Judges 9:26).  Nothing is known of this freebooter who suddenly appeared in Shechem.  "He was evidently a Canaanite leader of a band of roving relatives."[20]