22 ^zThen Gideon perceived that he was the angel of the Lord. And Gideon said, “Alas, O Lord God! For now I have ^aseen 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 ^bbuilt an altar there to the Lord and called it, The Lord Is Peace. ^cTo this day it still stands at Ophrah, which belongs to the Abiezrites.