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Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897

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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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863

(raven), one of the chieftains of the Midianite host which invaded Israel, and was defeated and driven back by Gideon. (Judges 7:25) (B.C. 1362.) Isaiah, (Isaiah 10:26) refers to the magnitude of this disaster. Comp. (Psalms 83:1) ...

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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898

O'REB (raven), a prince of Midian defeated and driven back by Gideon. Jud 7:25. His fate is alluded to in Ps 83:11 and Isa 10:26.

O'REB (raven). The "rock of Oreb" was named after Oreb, one of the princes of Midian, whom the men of Ephraim slew. Jud 7:25; Isa 10:26. Reland and others would locate Oreb east of the Jordan and in the neighborhood of Bethshean, at a place called Orbo. It appears from Jud 8:4 that Gideon crossed the river in pursuit of the kings of Midian. Hence, Condor formerly suggested that the Midianite leaders were executed on the west side of the Jordan and their heads carried to Gideon, on the other side, and that the rock Oreb was at Ash el-Ghorah. He adds: "The sharp peak overlooking the broad plain north of Jericho would indeed form a natural place for a public execution, which would be visible to the whole multitude beneath." - Palestine Quarterly, July, 1874, p. 184. In the Handbook of the Bible, however, he appears to have abandoned this identification, which leaves that of Reland as the only probable location of Oreb suggested.

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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869

a raven

Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880

O'REB (raven). The "rock of Oreb" was named after Oreb, one of the princes of Midian, whom the men of Ephraim slew. Jud 7:25; Isa 10:26. Reland and others would locate Oreb east of the Jordan and in the neighborhood of Bethshean, at a place called Orbo. It appears from Jud 8:4 that Gideon crossed the river in pursuit of the kings of Midian. Hence, Condor formerly suggested that the Midianite leaders were executed on the west side of the Jordan and their heads carried to Gideon, on the other side, and that the rock Oreb was at Ash el-Ghorah. He adds: "The sharp peak overlooking the broad plain north of Jericho would indeed form a natural place for a public execution, which would be visible to the whole multitude beneath." - Palestine Quarterly, July, 1874, p. 184. In the Handbook of the Bible, however, he appears to have abandoned this identification, which leaves that of Reland as the only probable location of Oreb suggested.

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Easton's Bible Dictionary (Matthew George Easton, 1897). Structured JSON vendored from NEUU Bible Dictionary Dataset at commit b8e82aa7ca847f4d97fb432cd965e398a111333c. The dataset wrapper is CC-BY-4.0; source dictionary texts are public domain. Smith's Bible Dictionary (William Smith, 1863). Structured JSON vendored from NEUU Bible Dictionary Dataset at commit b8e82aa7ca847f4d97fb432cd965e398a111333c. The dataset wrapper is CC-BY-4.0; source dictionary texts are public domain. Hastings Dictionary of the Bible (James Hastings, 1898). Structured JSON vendored from NEUU Bible Dictionary Dataset at commit b8e82aa7ca847f4d97fb432cd965e398a111333c. The dataset wrapper is CC-BY-4.0; source dictionary texts are public domain. Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (Roswell D. Hitchcock, 1869). Structured JSON vendored from NEUU Bible Dictionary Dataset at commit b8e82aa7ca847f4d97fb432cd965e398a111333c. The dataset wrapper is CC-BY-4.0; source dictionary texts are public domain. Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible (Philip Schaff, 1880). Structured JSON vendored from NEUU Bible Dictionary Dataset at commit b8e82aa7ca847f4d97fb432cd965e398a111333c. The dataset wrapper is CC-BY-4.0; source dictionary texts are public domain.

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