Midvash

Midian

Midian appears in 51 verses of the Bible, from Genesis to Acts.

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In the Bible dictionary

Midian was a son of Abraham and Keturah and the desert people named after him, where Moses found refuge and whom Gideon later defeated.

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Key passages

  • When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Avith. He was the one who defeated the Midianites in the land of Moab.

    Genesis 36:35 · Read the chapter

  • And sure enough, Pharaoh heard what had happened, and he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in the land of Midian. When Moses arrived in Midian, he sat down beside a well.

    Exodus 2:15 · Read the chapter

  • The king of Moab said to the elders of Midian, “This mob will devour everything in sight, like an ox devours grass in the field!” So Balak, king of Moab,

    Numbers 22:4 · Read the chapter

  • The land of Reuben also included all the towns of the plain and the entire kingdom of Sihon. Sihon was the Amorite king who had reigned in Heshbon and was killed by Moses along with the leaders of Midian—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—princes living in the region who were allied with Sihon.

    Joshua 13:21 · Read the chapter

  • The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. So the Lord handed them over to the Midianites for seven years.

    Judges 6:1 · Read the chapter

  • They set out from Midian and went to Paran, where others joined them. Then they traveled to Egypt and went to Pharaoh, who gave them a home, food, and some land.

    1 Kings 11:18 · Read the chapter

Every verse (51)

Genesis
Gen 36:35
1 Kings
1Ki 11:18
1 Chronicles
1Ch 1:46
Psalms
Psa 83:9
Habakkuk
Hab 3:7

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