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13. That told a dream. Inasmuch as Midian was a son of Abraham, these people no doubt spoke a language similar to that of the Hebrews. In any event, God enabled Gideon to understand both the dream and its interpretation. Thus he was inspired with confidence to fulfill the commission entrusted to his care.

A cake. Heb. salil, a word found only here in the Bible. The exact meaning is not certain, but the word seems to come from a verb that means “to bake,” although others equate it with a similar verb that means “to be round,” or “to roll.” Barley bread was the food of the very poor. This may be a veiled reference to the Israelites who were impoverished from the seven consecutive years of Midianite oppression.

A tent. Literally, “the tent.” Either representing the main tent of the encampment in which the leading general or king lived, or perhaps the tent in which the two men were, or symbolic of the whole encampment.