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Judges 6:11

And an angel of the Lord came, and sat down under the fir tree, which was in Ophrah in the land of Joash father of Ezer; and Gideon his son was threshing wheat in a winepress in order to escape from the face of Midian.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

In Context

10And I said to you, I am the Lord your God: ye shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell; but ye hearkened not to my voice.

12And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty in strength.

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Cross References

Genesis 16:7And an angel of the Lord found her by the fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

Numbers 26:30And the name of the daughter of Asher, Serah.

Joshua 18:23and Avvim, and Parah, and Ophrah,

Judges 5:23To curse Meroz: Curse ye it, said the angel of the Lord; 1 Cursed is everyone that dwells in it, 1 Because they came not to the help of the Lord, 1 To his help among the mighty. 1

Judges 8:2And he said to them, What have I now done in comparison of you? is not the gleaning of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?

Judges 13:3And an angel of the Lord appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold, thou art barren and hast not born; yet thou shalt conceive a son.

Matthew Henry on Judges 6:8-11

7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord because of the Midianites, 8 That the Lord sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage; 9 And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land; 10 And I said unto you, I am the Lord your God; fear not the… Read the whole commentary →

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