Jdg 6:11 - Commentary

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Text -- Judges 6:11 (NET)

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Gideon Meets Some Visitors

6:11 The Lord’s angelic messenger came and sat down under the oak tree in Ophrah owned by Joash the Abiezrite. He arrived while Joash’s son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress so he could hide it from the Midianites.

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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:

· Abiezrite a member of the clan of Abiezer of Manasseh

· Gideon a man who was the fifth major judge of 12th century Israel; the son of Joash,son of Joash of Abiezer of Manasseh; a judge of Israel

· Joash son of Becher son of Benjamin,head of the stores of oil under king David,father of Gideon,son of King Ahab of Israel,son and young successor of Ahaziah, King of Judah; father of Amaziah,son and successor of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel,a descendant of Shelah of Judah,son of Shemaah of Gibeah; one of the Benjamites who defected to David at Ziklag

· Midianite resident(s) of the region of Midian

· Ophrah a town of Benjamin on the border of Ephraim, 4 km ENE of Bethel,a town of Manasseh, possibly 7 km NW of Jezreel,son of Meonothai of Judah