Oreb (

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

: עֹרֵב, ''Orev'') and Zeeb (

: זְאֵב, ''Z'ev'') were two

Midian Midian (; he, מִדְיָן ''Mīḏyān'' ; ar, مَدْيَن, Madyan; grc-gre, Μαδιάμ, ''Madiam'') is a geographical place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and Quran. William G. Dever states that biblical Midian was in the "northwest Ar ...

ite princes mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Oreb ()churchofjesuschrist.org: "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide"
(retrieved 2012-02-25), IPA-ified from «ōr´ĕb» is a

Old Testament name, meaning ''raven'' while Zeeb means ''wolf''.Peake's Commentary, Judges, p 310, 256g By the time of the Judges, Oreb and Zeeb were raiding Israel with the use of swift camels, until they were decisively defeated by Gideon (). Many of the Midianites perished along with him (; ). These later references reflect the importance ascribed to the victories as symbols of God's power mediated through his chosen people. The place where Gideon slew Oreb after the defeat of the Midianites was called the ''Rock of Oreb''. It was probably the place now called Orbo, on the east of Jordan, near Bethshean. Zeeb was killed at "the wine press of Zeeb". The historicity of the names is in doubt, Coggins postulates the names of geographical features were attached to the leaders in retrospect.''Who's Who in the Bible'', Richard Coggins, Batsford, London, p 122. 1981

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Midian Monarchs of the Hebrew Bible {{Hebrew-Bible-stub