Bible Dictionary
Oreb
Oreb was a prince or chief of the Midianite forces defeated by Gideon. He was killed at the rock that afterward bore his name.
Definition
Oreb was a prince or chief of the Midianite forces who was defeated and killed during Gideon’s victory. His name means raven.
Biblical Usage
Oreb appears in the account of Gideon’s defeat of Midian and is remembered with Zeeb in later references to that disaster.
Historical Background
The supplied material gives no fuller location or biography for Oreb himself. A separate entry associates the Rock of Oreb with the place of his death.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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
(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) ...
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>In 2 Esdras 2:33 the King James Version for Mt. HOREB (which see; so the Revised Version (British and American)).</p>