Judges 7:12

Judges 7:13 →

And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.

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Interpretation

The dream seemed to have little meaning in it; but the interpretation evidently proved the whole to be from the Lord, and discovered that the name of Gideon had filled the Midianites with terror.

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This thought runs through Judges 7:9-13.

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Glossary

Midian Place: Biblical region. Modern identification: Al Bad.
Amalek Place: Biblical region. Modern identification: Ain el Qudeirat.
East Place: (1. ) The orient (mizrah); the rising of the sun. Thus “the east country” is the country lying to the east of Syria, the Elymais ( Zech. 8:7 ). (2). Modern identification: Amman.