Oreb
And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him
according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and
[as] his rod [was] upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after
the manner of Egypt....
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God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb
and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then
their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that....
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Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their
princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:...
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Oreb, a Hebrew Old Testament name meaning raven.
By the time of the Judges, the Midianites, led by two princes
Oreb (Hebrew: עֹרֵב, Orev) and Zeeb (Hebrew: זְאֵב, Z'ev) were
raiding Israel with the use of swift camels, until they were
decisively defeated by Gideon. Oreb was slain along with Zeeb
(Judges 7:20-25 ). Many of the Midianites perishe...
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o'-reb, ze'-eb, zeb (`orebh, "raven," especially "crow"),
and (ze'ebh, "wolf") (Jdg 7:25; 8:3; Ps 83:11, and Isa 10:26
(Oreb only)): Two Midianite chieftains captured and beheaded
by the Ephraimites, who brought their heads to Gideon.
1. Meaning of Names:
As to the meaning of the two names, both words are found in
Arabic. Robertson Smith, Kinsh...
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-1. A prince of Midian, overcome by Gideon and killed by the
Ephraimites
Jud 7:25; 8:3; Ps 83:11
-2. A rock east of the Jordan River, where Oreb was killed
Jud 7:25; Isa 10:26...
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(raven), one of the chieftains of the Midianite host which
invaded Israel, and was defeated and driven back by Gideon.
Jud 7:25 (B.C. 1362.) Isaiah, Isa 10:26 refers to the
magnitude of this disaster. Comp. Ps 83:1 ......
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raven, a prince of Midian, who, being defeated by Gideon and
put
to straits, was slain along with Zeeb (Judg. 7:20-25).
Many of
the Midianites perished along with him (Ps. 83:9; Isa.
10:26)....
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("raven".) Prince of Midian defeated by Gideon (Judges 7:25;
Judges 8:3). His name, as Zeeb ("wolf"), indicates a fierce
and ravenous warrior. Slain upon the rock Oreb in the pursuit
after the battle, by the men of Ephraim, who intercepted and
slew with great slaughter the Midianites after the Jordan
fords. This second part of the victory is c...
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