The Lord Calls Gideon
11 The angel of the Lord 6:11 Ex 3:2 came, and he sat under the oak that was in Ophrah, 6:11 Jos 18:23; Jdg 8:27,32 which belonged to Joash, the Abiezrite. His son Gideon was threshing wheat in the winepress in order to hide it from the Midianites. 12 Then the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, "The Lord is with you, valiant warrior." 6:12 Jos 1:14; 8:3; 2Kg 24:14; 1Ch 12:8
22 When Gideon realized that he was the angel of the Lord, he said, "Oh no, Lord God! 6:22 Jos 7:7; Jr 1:6; Ezk 4:14 I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face! " 6:22 Gn 32:20; Ex 24:10–11; 33:19–23; Jdg 13:21–23; Is 6:5
23 But the Lord said to him, "Peace to you. Don’t be afraid, for you will not die." 24 So Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called it The Lord Is Peace. 6:24 = Yahweh-shalom It is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites today.