Topic
Oreb
8 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Isaiah 10:26Easton · Smith · Nave 2. A rock east of the Jordan River, where Oreb was killed
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.
- Judges 7:25Smith · Nave 1. A prince of Midian, overcome by Gideon and killed by the Ephraimites
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.
- Judges 7:20–25Easton
And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon. And they stood every man in his place…
- Judges 8:3Nave 1. A prince of Midian, overcome by Gideon and killed by the Ephraimites
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.
- Psalms 83:1Smith
Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
- Psalms 83:9Easton
Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:
- Psalms 83:11Nave 1. A prince of Midian, overcome by Gideon and killed by the Ephraimites
Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
- 2 Esdras 2:33ISBE
I Esdras received a charge of the Lord upon the mount Oreb, that I should go unto Israel; but when I came unto them, they set me at nought, and despised the commandment of the Lord.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references
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).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 3 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
In 2 Esdras 2:33 the King James Version for Mt. HOREB (which see; so the Revised Version (British and American)).
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.