Midian
Also called Midianites and Midianitish
Mentioned 1852–625 BC traditional (Jones)
Strife, the fourth son of Abraham by Keturah, the father of the Midianites (Gen. 25:2; 1 Chr. 1:32).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 22nd generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of the Patriarchs, 1996–1707 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Keturah, Abida, Bedad, Eldaah, Ephah, Epher, Hadad, and Henoch.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Stories
1 event in which Midian takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 1257 BCSubjugation by MidianJudg 6:1-10
Places
Places named in the same verses as Midian, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1877–1759 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
9 tagged verses in 3 books. Select a book to read its verses.
Later verses tagged with Midian are about the Midian people, not the man: 29 verses, counted separately.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Midian 43Midianites 16Midianitish 0 |
| KJV | Midian 39Midianites 24Midianitish 3 |
| ASV | Midian 53Midianites 11Midianitish 3 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 9 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Genesis3 verses
- 25:2
and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
- 25:4
The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
- 36:35
When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.
Judges3 verses
- 6:1
Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; so He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years,
- 6:2
and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
- 9:17
for my father fought for you and risked his life to deliver you from the hand of Midian,
1 Chronicles3 verses
- 1:32
The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
- 1:33
The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of these were Keturah’s sons.
- 1:46
When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
Strife, the fourth son of Abraham by Keturah, the father of the Midianites (Gen. 25:2; 1 Chr. 1:32).