Manasseh (according to Jamieson, Ophrah is located about sixteen miles north of Jericho). He, like the rest of the Israelites, was busy hiding things from the Midianites. But in spite of his unpretentious situation, Gideon was called “thou mighty man of valor” (v. 12). This was probably as much a revelation and surprise to Gideon as it was to everyone else. There was nothing in Gideon’s life to indicate to the natural eye that he was a “mighty man of valor.” In fact, the statement seems so inappropriate