Bible Location

Midian

Meaning: judgment; covering; habit · 44 cross references · Modern-day map available

Midian is the desert and steppe region south and east of Canaan associated with the descendants of Abraham by Keturah. It is important because it intersects with the story of Moses, appears repeatedly in Israel's wilderness world, and later becomes a people and territory involved in conflict, alliance, and prophetic imagery. First appears in Gen 36:35.1

Place meaning

judgment; covering; habit

Coordinates

28.75, 34.75

First appears

Gen 36:35

AI summary: Midian matters in Scripture because it stands close to several turning points in Israel's story. Moses flees there, marries into a Midianite family, and encounters God near the period that leads into the Exodus, giving Midian a place in the background of Israel's deliverance. Later, Midianites appear in both trade and warfare, and their relationship with Israel becomes mixed, sometimes close, sometimes hostile. Judges especially remembers Midian as an oppressor defeated through Gideon, while prophets and poets continue to use Midian as part of Israel's wider memory of conflict and deliverance. The cross references present Midian as a desert-border world tied to exile, calling, danger, and rescue.1

Place meaning

judgment; covering; habit

Latitude

28.75

Longitude

34.75

Bible references

44