And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
An angel appeared to Gideon, who was from the tribe of Abiezer, while he was hiding grain under an oak tree owned by Joash. Gideon's son helped him with this task to keep their harvest safe from raiders called Midianites.