Midian

[ mid-ee-uh n ]

/ ˈmɪd i ən /

a son of Abraham and Keturah. Gen. 25:1–4.

Example sentences from the Web for midian

Jethro, "the priest of Midian," represented a peculiarly Arabian institution.

Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations |Archibald Sayce
This is really the beginning of a worse oppression than that of Midian or of Jabin.

Judges and Ruth |Robert A. Watson
Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

Heroes of Israel |Theodore Gerald Soares
Did you keep your sheep in Midian, where Moses did, that you know he had a beard.

The Captain of the Janizaries |James M. Ludlow

The part of the desert into which the travellers had now penetrated was even more sterile than Midian.

The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers |Robert A. Watson

Midian

/ (ˈmɪdɪən) /

a son of Abraham (Genesis 25:1–2)

a nomadic nation claiming descent from him

Midianite, noun, adjective Midianitish, adjective