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Judges 7:25

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They also captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian; and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. So they pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 25

This chapter presents us with Gideon in the field, commanding the army of Israel, and routing the army of the Midianites, for which great exploit we found in the former chapter how he was prepared by his converse with God and his conquest of Baal. We are here told, I. What direction God gave to Gideon for the modelling of his army, by which it was reduced to 300 men (Jdg 7:1, Jdg 7:8). II. What encouragement God gave to Gideon to attack the enemy, by sending him secretly into their camp to hear a Midianite tell his dream (Jdg 7:9-15). III. How he formed his attack upon the enemy's camp with his 300 men, not to fight them, but to frighten them (Jdg 7:16-20). IV. The success of this attack; it put them to flight, and gave them a total rout, the disbanded forces, and their other neighbours, then coming in to his assistance (Jdg 7:21-25). It is a story that shines very brightly in the book of the wars of the Lord.

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Strong's Concordancev. 25

לָכַד (lâkad, H3920) — to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by… שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim, H8147) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold שַׂר (sar, H8269) — a head person (of any rank or class) מִדְיָן (Midyân, H4080) — Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants עֹרֵב (ʻÔrêb, H6159) — Oreb, the name of a Midianite and of the cliff near the Jordan זְאֵב (Zᵉʼêb, H2062) — Zeeb, a Midianitish prince הָרַג (hârag, H2026) — to smite with deadly intent צוּר (tsûwr, H6697) — properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder;… יֶקֶב (yeqeb, H3342) — a trough (as dug out); specifically, a wine-vat (whether the lower one, into which the… רָדַף (râdaph, H7291) — to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by) בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh, H7218) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of… גִּדְעוֹן (Gidʻôwn, H1439) — Gidon, an Israelite עֵבֶר (ʻêber, H5676) — properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on…

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Isaiah 10:26rank 8

And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt.

Joshua 7:26rank 3

And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.

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