Editing Gideon (section)

===Night attack===
[[File:Schnorr von Carolsfeld Bibel in Bildern 1860 075.png|thumb|right|''Gideon's Call'', 1860 woodcut by [[Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld]]]]
During the night, God instructed Gideon to approach the Midianite camp. There, Gideon overheard a Midianite man tell a friend of a dream in which "a loaf of [[barley bread]] tumbled into the camp of Midian",<ref>{{Bibleverse|Judges|7:13|HE}}</ref> causing their tent or camp to collapse. This was interpreted as meaning that God had given the Midianites over to Gideon. Gideon returned to the Israelite camp and gave each of his men a [[shofar]] and a clay jar with a torch hidden inside. Divided into three companies, Gideon and his 300 men marched on the enemy camp. He instructed them to blow the trumpet, give a battle cry and light torches, simulating an attack by a large force. As they did so, the Midianite army fled.<ref>{{Bibleverse|Judges|7:17–22|HE}}</ref>

Gideon sent messengers ahead into Israel calling for the [[Tribe of Ephraim|Ephraimites]] to pursue the retreating Midianites and two of their leaders, [[Oreb and Zeeb]]. Gideon and the three hundred pursued [[Zebah and Zalmunna]], the two Midianite kings. When he had asked for provisions in his pursuit, the men of [[Sukkot (place)|Succoth]] and [[Peniel (biblical)|Peniel]] refused and taunted Gideon. After capturing the two kings, Gideon punished the men of Succoth, and pulled down the tower of Peniel killing all the men there.  Gideon invited his eldest son, [[Jether]], to slay Zebah and Zalmunna, but being still young at the time, he did not have the confidence to carry out his father's request, so Zebah and Zalmunna called on Gideon to perform the deed himself. Gideon then killed Zebah and Zalmunna as justice for the death of his brothers ({{Bibleverse|Judges|8:19–21|HE}}). 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".