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Judges 7

Judges 7:1

Gideon’s Army of Three Hundred · Judges 7:1–8
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Translations

Modern
Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.
Traditional
Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
Literal
And Jerubbaal (he is Gideon) rose early, and all the people who were with him, and they encamped beside the well of Harod, so that the camp of the Midianite was on the north side of them by the hill of Moreh in the valley.
Latin
Igitur Jerobaal qui et Gedeon, de nocte consurgens, et omnis populus cum eo, venit ad fontem qui vocatur Harad. Erant autem castra Madian in valle ad septentrionalem plagam collis excelsi.

Original

Hebrew
English
Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.

Notes

Judges 7:1

The spring of Harod and the hill of Moreh were east of the town of Jezreel. They protected the pass linking the valley of Jezreel to the Jordan River crossings near Beth-shan. Gideon's army was on the north slope of Mount Gilboa. The Midianite forces were in the valley below, with the hill behind them.

Judges 6:1–8:35

Gideon's time as a judge ends the first era of judges.

Theme notes and profiles

Gideon

Events

People

Gideon: Judge of Israel; defeated Midianites; tested and reassured by God

Places

Harod: A spring near where Gideon gathered his army Midian: A nation descended from Abraham; oppressed Israel in the time of the judges Moreh: Place near Shechem; hill where Gideon camped

Glossary

Armageddon Gilead (Place) Harod Judges, Book of Midian, Midianite Moreh, Hill of Valley of Jezreel Zebah and Zalmunna

Topics

Amalekites: Defeated by Gideon Armies: March in Ranks: Gideon's Victory Decision: Gideon Enthusiasm: Gideon Faith: Trial of Gideon, when Commanded to Deliver Israel Gideon: Leads an Army Against and Defeats the Midianites God: Preserver: Under Gideon Harod: A Spring or Well by Which Gideon and his Army Camped Israel: Under the Judges: Seven Years of Bondage to the Midianites; Delivered by Gideon Judge: Gideon Manasseh:: Join Gideon in War with the Midianites Midianites: Defeated by Gideon Miracles: Convincing Effect of Moreh: A Hill on the Plain of Jezreel where the Midianites Encamped Mountains: Moreh Oppression: National, Relieved Religion: Outstanding Religious Persons: Gideon