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Midian
[Bible]Midian was a people traditionally said to descend from Midian, the son of Abraham and Keturah. In the Bible they appear both as the family of Moses' wife and, during the period of the judges, as an enemy that oppressed Israel.
Midian (Son of Abraham)
[People]Midian was a son of Abraham and Keturah and is recorded as the ancestor of the Midianites, who appear frequently in the Old Testament (Genesis 25:2–4).
Zebah (King of Midian)
[People]Zebah was one of the two kings of Midian who invaded Israel during the period of the judges. Pursued by Gideon along with Zalmunna, he was captured and executed (Judges 8; Psalm 83:11).
Zur
[People]Zur was a Midianite chieftain mentioned in the book of Numbers and the father of Cozbi, the Midianite woman killed by Phinehas during the incident at Baal-peor. He was later killed as one of the five kings of Midian in Israel's war against Midian.
Oreb
[People]Oreb was one of two princes (leaders) of Midian who were captured and killed by the men of Ephraim during the judge Gideon's war against Midian. He appears in Judges 7 and 8 and is mentioned again in the Psalms and Isaiah as an example of God's overthrow of His enemies.
Hobab
[People]Hobab is a Midianite who appears in Numbers 10 and Judges 4. When Israel set out from the Wilderness of Sinai, Moses asked him to come along as a guide. Interpreters disagree on whether he was Moses' brother-in-law or his father-in-law.
Cozbi
[People]Cozbi was a Midianite woman mentioned in Numbers 25, the daughter of the Midianite chief Zur. During the Baal-peor incident, she was killed by Phinehas together with Zimri, a leader of the Israelite tribe of Simeon.
Jethro
[People]Jethro is a priest of Midian in the Book of Exodus, the father-in-law of Moses and the father of Zipporah. In Exodus 2 he appears under the name Reuel. He is known for advising Moses to appoint leaders over the people and to share the work of judging with them.
Zebah and Zalmunna
[People]Zebah and Zalmunna were two kings of Midian who invaded Israel in the time of the judge Gideon. In Judges 8 they are captured and put to death by Gideon, and in Psalm 83 they are cited as an example of the end that befalls the enemies of God.
Oreb and Zeeb
[People]Oreb and Zeeb were two princes (commanders) of Midian who were captured and killed by the men of Ephraim when Gideon defeated the Midianites during the period of the judges. They appear in Judges 7–8 and Psalm 83.
Judges 6
[Bible]Judges 6 tells how, while Israel lay under Midianite oppression, the angel of the LORD appeared and called Gideon as a deliverer, and how Gideon tore down his father's altar of Baal and twice sought a sign with a fleece.
Gershom
[People]Gershom was the firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah, a Midianite woman, and appears in Exodus and 1 Chronicles. His name comes from Moses' experience of living as a stranger in a foreign land.
Spring of Harod
[Bible]The Spring of Harod is the spring beside which the judge Gideon encamped with his army before fighting the Midianites (Judges 7:1). There he sent home those who were afraid and selected three hundred men by the way they drank water.
Exodus 2
[Bible]Exodus 2 narrates the birth of Moses, his placement in an ark of bulrushes, and his adoption by Pharaoh's daughter. It then follows the grown Moses as he kills an Egyptian, flees to Midian, and marries Zipporah. At the close of the chapter, God hears the cry of Israel and remembers His covenant.
Exodus 18
[Bible]Exodus 18 is the chapter in which Jethro, the priest of Midian, brings Moses' wife and two sons to him in the wilderness and praises God. He then advises Moses, who is worn out from judging the people, to appoint rulers of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens to share the work.
Judges 8
[Bible]Judges 8 recounts how Gideon relentlessly pursues and captures Zebah and Zalmunna, the two kings of Midian. It goes on to tell how, after he declines the kingship, the golden ephod he makes becomes a snare, and how Israel returns to the worship of Baal after his death.
Judges 6:12
[Bible Verses]In this verse the angel of the LORD appears to Gideon, who is hiding from the Midianites, addresses him as "thou mighty man of valour," and declares that the LORD is with him. It is frequently cited as a text on divine calling and God's presence.
Gideon
[People]Gideon is a judge of Israel whose story appears in Judges 6–8. He is best known for defeating Midian with three hundred men and is also called Jerubbaal.
Zipporah
[People]Zipporah, a figure in the Book of Exodus, was the daughter of Jethro, the priest of Midian, and the wife of Moses. She is known for circumcising her son on the way back to Egypt.
Hill of Moreh
[Bible]The hill of Moreh is a hill in the Jezreel Valley mentioned in Judges 7:1. When Gideon fought the Midianite army, the Midianites encamped in the valley by this hill.