Midian: meaning of the name

Midian in Hebrew and Greek

Who named Midian in the Bible

• Midian, son of Abraham

  38 verses · first mentioned in Genesis 25:2

Places named Midian

• Midian

Midian in Scripture

“Midian” appears in 38 verses of the King James Version; here are the first 8.

• Genesis 25:2

  And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

• Genesis 25:4

  And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

• Genesis 36:35

  And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.

• Exodus 2:15

  Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

• Exodus 2:16

  Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

• Exodus 3:1

  Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

• Exodus 4:19

  And the Lord said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.

• Exodus 18:1

  When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt;