People of the Bible

Abida, son of Midian

Abida is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 25:4.

Family of Abida

Who was Abida?

Or Abi’dah, father of knowledge; knowing, one of the five sons of Midian, who was the son of Abraham by Keturah (1 Chr. 1:33), and apparently the chief of an Arab tribe.

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Abida

  • Genesis 25:4

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

  • 1 Chronicles 1:33

    And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.