Bible Dictionary
Oreb, The Rock
The Rock of Oreb was the place where Oreb, a Midianite leader, was killed after Gideon’s victory. It was probably east of the Jordan near Bethshean.
Definition
The Rock of Oreb was the crag where Oreb, a Midianite chieftain, was killed after Gideon’s victory. It received its name from the event.
Biblical Usage
The rock is mentioned in connection with Gideon’s defeat of Midian and in Isaiah’s reference to the magnitude of that disaster.
Historical Background
It was probably east of the Jordan near Bethshean. The proposed site may be connected with a place called Orbo in later Jewish tradition.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
the “raven’s crag,” the spot, east of Jordan, at which the Midianite chieftain Oreb with thousands of his countrymen, fell by the hand of the Ephraimites, and which probably acquired its name therefrom. It is mentioned in (Judges 7:25; Isaiah 10:26) Perhaps the place called ’Orbo which in the Bereshith Rabba is stated to have been in the neighborhood of Bethshean, may have some connection with it.