Oreb, a Hebrew Old Testament

Old Testament

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 name meaning raven.

By the time of the Judges, the Midian

Midian

Midian , Madyan , or Madiam is a geographical place and a people mentioned in the Bible and in the Qur'an. It is believed to be in northwest Saudi Arabia on the east shore of the Gulf of Aqaba and the northern Red Sea...

ites, led by two princes Oreb (Hebrew

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: עֹרֵב, Orev) and Zeeb (Hebrew

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: זְאֵב, Z'ev) were raiding Israel with the use of swift camel

Camel

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s, until they were decisively defeated by Gideon. Oreb was slain along with Zeeb . Many of the Midianites perished along with him .

The place where Gideon slew Oreb after the defeat of the Midianites was called the Rock of Oreb. It was probably the place now called Orbo, on the east of Jordan, near Bethshean.