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Memorials of Victory
Commentators explain that the Midianite princes' names, Oreb ('raven') and Zeeb ('wolf'), were common for warriors. The places where they were slain—the rock of Oreb and the winepress of Zeeb—were named after them, serving as lasting memorials of God's decisive victory for Israel.
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Charles Ellicott
On Judges 7:25
19th Century
Bishop
Oreb and Zeeb. — The names mean “raven” and “wolf,” but these are common names for warriors among warlike tribes, and there is no …
Charles Spurgeon
On Judges 7:24–25
19th Century
Preacher
Unto Bethbarah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. And they to…
John Gill
On Judges 7:25
17th Century
Pastor
And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb ,
&c.] The one signifies a "raven", and the other a "wolf…
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Matthew Henry
On Judges 7:23–25
17th Century
Minister
Two chief commanders of the host of Midian were taken and slain by the men of Ephraim. It is to be wished that we all did as they did, and that whe…