BDB1925 [H4080]

מִדְיָן

proper name, masculine 1. son of Abraham and Keturah Gen 25:2; Gen 25:4 (J) 1Chr 1:32; 1Chr 1:33.
2. an Arabian tribe Gen 36:35 (= 1Chr 1:46) Num 31:3 (twice in verse); Num 31:7; Num 31:8 (twice in verse); Num 31:9 (P) Judg 6-9 (31 t.); having a כֹּהֵן (as chieftain?) Exod 2:16; Exod 3:1; Exod 18:1 (E); זקנים Num 22:4; Num 22:7 (JE), נשׂיא(יםׅ Num 25:18 (P) Josh 13:21 (P), שׂרים Judg 7:25; Judg 8:3, מלכים Num 31:8 (twice in verse); Judg 8:5; Judg 8:12; Judg 8:26 בִּכְרֵי מִדְיָן dromedaries of Midian Isa 60:6 יוֺם מִדְיָן day of Midian Isa 9:3 (the victory over Midian Judg 7-8) compare Judg 10:26; Ps 83:10,
3. אֶרֶץ מִרְיָן the land of Midian Exod 2:15 (E) Hab 3:7 מִדְיָן Exod 4:19 (J) Num 25:15 (P) 1Kgs 11:18 land on Aelanitic gulf (where Arabic geographers still place town ). compare on Midian, GlaserSkizze ii. 447 ff.; HomAufsätze i. (1892), 4f.


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