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Midian (mĭd`ēən) or Midianites (–īts), in the Bible, a nomadic Bedouin people of N Arabia in what is S Jordan. They were associated with the Moabites and the Israelites. Moses took refuge with them and married the daughter of their priest Jethro. They were defeated by the Hebrews after they gave refuge to Balaam, whose advice to the Midianites led to the disastrous Baal-peor Baal-peor , local divinity (the Baal) of Peor. According to the Book of Numbers, the Hebrews stayed at Shittim during the wilderness wanderings. While there, Hebrew men had sexual relationships with the local Moabite women.
..... Click the link for more information. incident. The defeat of the Midianites by Gideon became the precedent for God's final victory over his enemies. In the Acts of the Apostles, they are called Madian. Midian Old Testament 1. a son of Abraham (Genesis 25:1--2) 2. a nomadic nation claiming descent from him Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Midyan was first found in November 1992 on the Red Sea coast about 150 km west of Tabuk and 550 km north of Yanbu'. This envisaged developing proven reserves in onshore Bargan and Midyan gasfields and building power generation-desalination plants, as well as exploring for offshore gas reserves off the Red Sea. 6) One might, however, argue that this was not a "Jewish" or a Hebrew/Israelite invention: although, as the text tells us, Jethro accepted the Israelite deity as his (see Exodus 18:10-12), he had already been practicing as a priest of Midyan (18:1), and it is at least as likely that his advice reflected Midyanite practices. |
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