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| According to the ], '''Midian''' was a son of ] and his ] Keturah (Genesis 25:1-6). | |||
| '''Midian''' was a son of ] and his ] Keturah (] 25:1-6). His descendants, the Midianites, settled in the ] of the ] (hence the name) east of the ] (Tobit 1:14) and also much of the area east of The ] later occupied by ]ites, Moabites and ]ites), and ]ward through the ] wilderness of the ]. During the time of the ], their ] apparently also included portions of The ]. | |||
| His descendants, the ''Midianites'', settled in the territory of the ] (hence the name) east of the ] (Tobit 1:14) and also much of the area east of The ] later occupied by ]ites, ]ites and ]ites), and southward through the desert wilderness of the ]. During the time of the ], their territory apparently also included portions of the ]. | |||
| In Bible history, Midian was where ] spent the 40 years between the time that he fled Egypt after killing an Egyptian who had been beating a Hebrew (Exodus 2:11-15), and his return for leading the Israelites (Exodus 4:18). During those years, he married ], the daughter of ], the priest of Midian. According to Exodus 3:1, in Midian also occurred the ]'s appearance in the burning bush on the mountain of God in Horeb. | |||
| ]' time in the ] wilderness of '''Midian''' was of practical use - it was the training that he would later need while leading the ]ites in the ] for another 40 ]s after the ]. | |||
| ⚫ | As the Bible asserts, in later years the Midianites were often oppressive and hostile to the Israelites, at least partly as God's punishment for their ] (] 6:1). By the time of the Judges, they were raiding Israel with the use of swift ]s, until they were decisively defeated by ] (Judges 6-8). Today, the former territory of Midian is found through small portions of western ], southern ], southern ] and the Sinai. | ||
| '''Midian''' was also the scene where one of the best-known incidents of The ] occurred - The ]'s appearance in the burning bush on the mountain of God in Horeb (Ex 3:1). | |||
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According to the Bible, Midian was a son of Abraham and his concubine Keturah (Genesis 25:1-6).
His descendants, the Midianites, settled in the territory of the Mitanni (hence the name) east of the Jordan River (Tobit 1:14) and also much of the area east of The Dead Sea later occupied by Ammonites, Moabites and Edomites), and southward through the desert wilderness of the Arabah. During the time of the Exodus, their territory apparently also included portions of the Sinai Peninsula.
In Bible history, Midian was where Moses spent the 40 years between the time that he fled Egypt after killing an Egyptian who had been beating a Hebrew (Exodus 2:11-15), and his return for leading the Israelites (Exodus 4:18). During those years, he married Zipporah, the daughter of Jethro, the priest of Midian. According to Exodus 3:1, in Midian also occurred the Lord's appearance in the burning bush on the mountain of God in Horeb.
As the Bible asserts, in later years the Midianites were often oppressive and hostile to the Israelites, at least partly as God's punishment for their idolatry (Judges 6:1). By the time of the Judges, they were raiding Israel with the use of swift camels, until they were decisively defeated by Gideon (Judges 6-8). Today, the former territory of Midian is found through small portions of western Saudi Arabia, southern Jordan, southern Israel and the Sinai.
see also