Who was Zebah in the Bible?
King, before Israel had a king
Zebah was one of the two Midianite kings who led a vast army that invaded and oppressed Israel during the time of the judges. Zebah appears in 9 verses across 2 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Zebah?
Zebah was one of the two Midianite kings who led a vast army that invaded and oppressed Israel during the time of the judges. For seven years, the Midianites, along with the Amalekites and other eastern peoples, would come up against Israel, destroying crops and livestock, forcing many Israelites to seek shelter in caves. God raised up Gideon to deliver Israel from the Midianites. After a decisive victory, Zebah and Zalmunna fled with a remnant of their army, but Gideon pursued them across the Jordan River and overtook them at Karkor. The kings were captured and brought back to Israel, where they confessed to killing Gideon's brothers. As a result, Gideon executed them. The name Zebah is related to the Hebrew word for "sacrifice," while Zalmunna may contain a reference to a heathen deity. Their defeat is remembered as a demonstration of God's judgment and glory.
Definition text: STEPBible · Tyndale House Cambridge. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Lightly edited for length and formatting.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
Where does Zebah appear in the Bible?
Zebah is referenced in 9 verses across 2 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Judges 8:5
- Judges 8:6
- Judges 8:7
- Judges 8:10
- Judges 8:12
- Judges 8:15
- Judges 8:18
- Judges 8:21
- Psalms 83:11
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Zebah.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Zebah?
Zebah appears in 9 verses across 2 books, most often in Judges, which accounts for 8 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Zebah?
Judges, Psalms.
Where can I read every verse about Zebah?
This page lists 9 of them. Protos carries all 9, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
