Judges 6:22

22 Then Gideon perceived that he was the angel of the LORD. And Gideon said, 1"Alas, O Lord GOD! For now I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face."

Judges 6:22 In-Context

20 And the angel of God said to him, "Take the meat and the unleavened cakes, and put them on this rock, and pour the broth over them." And he did so.
21 Then the angel of the LORD reached out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes. And fire sprang up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes. And the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight.
22 Then Gideon perceived that he was the angel of the LORD. And Gideon said, "Alas, O Lord GOD! For now I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face."
23 But the LORD said to him, "Peace be to you. Do not fear; you shall not die."
24 Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD and called it, The LORD Is Peace. To this day it still stands at Ophrah, which belongs to the Abiezrites.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Judges 13:21, 22; [Genesis 32:30; Exodus 33:20; Deuteronomy 5:26]
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