Zebah
Zebah - man-killer, or sacrifice, one of the two kings who led the vast
host of the Midianites who invaded the
land of Israel, and over
whom
Gideon gained a great and decisive victory (Judg. 8). Zebah
and Zalmunna had succeeded in escaping across the
Jordan with a
remnant of the Midianite host, but were overtaken at Karkor,
probably in the Hauran, and routed by
Gideon. The kings were
taken alive and brought back across the Jordan; and confessing
that they had personally taken part in the slaughter of Gideon's
brothers, they were put to death (comp. 1 Sam. 12:11; Isa.
10:26; Ps. 83:11).
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