Person Old Testament
Zeeb
Zeeb, a prince of Midian, was captured and killed by the Ephraimites during Gideon's victory over the Midianites. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at Judges 7:25.
Why it matters. Midianite prince defeated by Gideon
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Zeeb
Zeeb was a prince of Midian during the time of the judges in Israel. When Gideon and his 300 men defeated the Midianite army, the Ephraimites captured Zeeb and another prince named Oreb at the winepress of Zeeb. They killed both princes and brought their heads to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan. The victory over Oreb and Zeeb was celebrated as a significant part of Gideon's triumph over the Midianites, who had been oppressing Israel. The Psalmist later refers to their defeat, asking God to make the enemies of Israel like Oreb and Zeeb.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.