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Line 1: − + − + + − In later years the Midianites and the people of [[Israel]] were often at odds especially in the time of the Judges. Midian is mentioned 39 times in the [[Bible]], but all in the [[Old Testament]]. It is not known when Midian ceased to be a nation. + + − + + − + + + + + + + + + + + + +
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'''Midian''' was the son of [[Abraham]] and his second wife [[Keturah]] who he married later in life after the death of [[Sarah]]. <ref>{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=25|verses=1-2|version=NIV}}</ref>
'''Midian''' ([[Hebrew]] '''מִדְיָן''', ''Midyan'' or ''Miḏyān'', [[Arabic]] '''مدين'''; "[[Name means::Strife, judgment]]") is a son of [[Abraham]] and [[Keturah]]. He is the progenitor of the '''[[Midianite]]''' people, who were to play two pivotal roles in the history of the House of [[Israel]].
Midian and his descendants went on to become the [[Midianites]] and formed the nation of Midian. It was located in the southeastern Sinai and west central Arabia. <ref>[[NIV]] Study Bible, Zondervan, 1985, Pg. 89</ref> [[Moses]] settled in Midian <ref>{{Bible ref|book=Exodus|chap=1|verses=15|version=NIV}}</ref> after he fled [[Egypt]] after killing an Egyptian. He also married a daughter [[Zipporah]] of a priest of Midian.
== Immediate family ==
The sons of Midian were [[Ephah]], [[Epher]], [[Hanoch]], [[Abida]] and [[Eldaah]]. The Bible gives no further details of Midianite genealogy.<ref name=Taylor>Taylor, Paul S. "[http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/midian.html Midian]." WebBible Encyclopedia, n.d. Accessed November 8, 2008</ref> ({{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=25|verses=2,4}}) The nation of Midian was located in the southeastern Sinai and west central Arabia. <ref name=Zondervan>[[NIV]] Study Bible, Zondervan, 1985, Pg. 89</ref>
== Joseph ==
After [[Joseph]]'s jealous brothers threw him into a pit, they sold him to Midianite traders who then took him to [[Egypt]] to sell as a slave.<ref name=Konig>Konig, George. "[http://www.aboutbibleprophecy.com/p332.htm Midian]." AboutBibleProphecy, 2008. Accessed November 8, 2008.</ref>
==References==
== Moses ==
In the winter of 2473 AM, [[Moses]] fled from [[Egypt]] to the Midianite country. There he befriended a Midianite priest named [[Jethro]]. This Jethro had seven daughters, including [[Zipporah]], whom Moses married.<ref name=Taylor/><ref name=Konig/><ref name=Ussher>James Ussher, ''The Annals of the World'', Larry Pierce, ed., Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003, pgh. 170</ref> Years later, the Kenites, descendants of Jethro, attached themselves to the Israelites. ({{Bible ref|book=Judges|chap=1|verses=16}})
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But when the Israelites were wandering in the wilderness, the Midianites joined forces with the Moabites to attempt to exterminate the Israelites. In retaliation, [[Phinehas]] led an army of 12,000 men, 1,000 from each tribe, to crush the Midianites.<ref name=Ussher2>Ussher, ''op. cit.'', pghh. 355, 357</ref><ref name=Singer>Singer I and Seligsohn M. "[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=585&letter=M&search=Midian Midian and Midianites]." The Jewish Encyclopedia, n.d. Accessed November 8, 2008.</ref><ref name=Blank>Blank, Wayne. "[http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/midian.htm Midian]." Church of God Daily Bible Study, n.d. Accessed November 8, 2008.</ref> ({{Bible ref|book=Numbers|chap=31}})
== Gideon ==
In 2764 AM, the Midianites oppressed the Israelites, who by then had occupied [[Canaan (land)|Canaan]]. The Midianites held this dominion for seven years, until Judge [[Gideon]] routed a combined Midianite-[[Moab]]ite army with a force of three hundred.<ref name=Singer/><ref name=Jones>Jones, Floyd N. ''The Chronology of the Old Testament''. Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2004, Chart 4.</ref> When Midian ceased to be a nation is not attested either in the [[Bible]] or in any secular source, including the ''Annals''.
== References ==
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== See Also ==
* [[Israel]]
* [[Moses]]
* [[Gideon]]
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