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Judges 7:25

Judges 7:25
And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb,.... The one signifies a "raven", and the other a "wolf"; which were either nicknames given them because of their voraciousness and cruelty,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Judges 7:23-25

We have here the prosecution of this glorious victory. 1. Gideon's soldiers that had been dismissed, and perhaps had begun to disperse themselves, upon notice of the enemies' flight got together…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Oreb and Zeeb The Midianite princes bear Hebrew (or Hebraized) names = -Raven" and -Wolf." The sheikh of the powerful tribe of the Banû -Adwân, who range the country S.E. of the Jordan, still receives…

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