B- The erev rav-mixed multitude were the descendants of Midianites who had also been enslaved by the Egyptians and forced to mine the great copper, gold and turquoise deposits of Serabit el-Khadem ...

(Judg 6:12). The angel then tells Gideon that God is calling him to deliver the Israelites from the Midianites, their formidable foe. What an assurance for Gideon! From the very beginning of his ...

The full story is found in Judges 6-8, and needs to be read in context. The Midianites and others had come to challenge Israel. We are told in 6:11-12 how Yahweh had appeared to Gideon. It is actually ...

The Bible provides detailed information on the origins of only a few nations. Examples include the Israelites, the Edomites, and the Midianites. However, it alludes to the origins of essentially every ...

It has been so since Gideon carried out his night raid against the Midianites, the first special forces attack in history. The SAS would have loved him. It goes on through Sir Francis Walsingham and ...