MIDIANITES

Passages on this topic · 14

• Genesis 25:1

  Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.

• Genesis 25:2

  She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

• Genesis 25:4

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

• Genesis 37:25

  They sat down to eat bread, and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

• Genesis 37:28

  Midianites who were merchants passed by, and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. They brought Joseph into Egypt.

• Genesis 37:36

  The Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.

• Numbers 25:16

  Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

• Numbers 25:17

  “Harass the Midianites, and strike them,

• Numbers 25:18

  for they harassed you with their wiles, with which they have deceived you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor.”

• Judges 8:24

  Gideon said to them, “I do have a request, that you would each give me the earrings of his plunder.” (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

• 1 Chronicles 1:32

  The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

• 1 Chronicles 1:33

  The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

• Isaiah 60:6

  A multitude of camels will cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah. All from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense, and will proclaim the praises of Yahweh.

• Habakkuk 3:7

  I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction. The dwellings of the land of Midian trembled.