Category:Midian

Midian was the name of: (1). a place believed to be located in the northwest Arabian Peninsula on the east shore of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea. Since the Bible does not make exact mention of its location, some scholars also believe it may have been located in the vicinity of Sudan. People that lived in that region were called Midianites because they were descendants of Midian, whose father was Abraham and whose mother was Keturah. (2.) a son of Abraham through his wife Keturah. (Genesis 25:1 - 2 and 1 Chronicles 1:32 - 33)

Through the offshoots of the Keturah line Abraham became the "father of many nations."

Genesis 25:1 - 2

25:1. Abraham married another wife named Keturah,

25:2. who bore him Zamram, and Jecsan, and Madan, and Madian, and Jesboc, and Sue.

1 Chronicles 1:32 - 33

'''1:32. The sons of Cetura, Abraham's concubine, whom she bore: Zamran, Jecsan, Madan, Madian, Jesboc, and Sue. The sons of Jecsan, Saba, and Dadan. The sons of Dadan: Assurim, and Latussim, and Laomin.'''

'''1:33. The sons of Madian: Epha, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa. All these are the sons of Cetura.'''

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---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Midian - Strife, the fourth son of Abraham by Keturah, the father of the Midianites (Genesis 25:2; 1 Chronicles 1:32).