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    One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Midian. Every Midian in the Bible

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    Midian

    מִדְיָן

    Midian, a son of Abraham and Keturah, was the ancestor of the Midianite people.

    verses
    4
    first named
    Genesis 25:2
    last named
    1 Chronicles 1:33
    period
    the Patriarchs
    tribe
    Sinai

    Description

    Who was Midian?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Midian was a son of Abraham and his second wife, Keturah (Gen.25.2; 1Ch.1.32). He was born after the death of Sarah and is listed among Abraham's sons by Keturah, along with Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Ishbak, and Shuah. Midian had five sons: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah (Gen.25.4; 1Ch.1.33). These sons became the ancestors of the Midianite tribes, who are mentioned throughout the Old Testament. The Midianites lived in the desert regions of the Arabian Peninsula and were known for their nomadic lifestyle and involvement in trade. They played a significant role in the stories of Joseph (Gen.37.28,36) and Moses (Exo.2.15-3.1). Later, the Midianites oppressed Israel during the time of the judges, until Gideon defeated them (Jdg.6-8). The descendants of Midian, the Midianites, were a prominent people group in the ancient Near East, and their interactions with the Israelites shaped various events in biblical history.

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    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Midian10 of 14 entities the graph connects to Midian, in one group: kinship 10. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.AbrahamChild of · 1 event · 275 versesIsaacSibling of · 123 versesIshmaelSibling of · 27 versesKeturahChild of · 1 event · 4 versesJokshanSibling of · 1 event · 3 versesAbidaFather of · 2 versesEldaahFather of · 2 versesEphahFather of · 2 versesEpherFather of · 2 versesHanochFather of · 2 versesMidian

    The 10 best-attested of 14 are drawn. All 14 are listed below.

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    A person is placed by the events they take part in, and an event has to clear three things to place them: it must say where it happened, that place must be one the gazetteer can put a coordinate on, and the verse must report it rather than foretell, command or ask it. Nothing anchored here clears all three. Where the text names a setting no gazetteer surveys — a vineyard, a palace, a plot of ground — it is left off rather than guessed at; where a place is named only in a prophecy, the map does not draw what was said to be coming as though it had happened; and a place reached only through a relation is not inherited, because standing beside somebody is not being somewhere.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 4, across 2 books.

    1. Genesis2 verses

      25:225:4

    2. 1 Chronicles2 verses

      1:321:33

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Abraham and Isaac, and 1 moreIsaac and Ishmael’s burial of AbrahamIsaac and Ishmael’s burial of Abraham is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 6 pageable entities.via Abraham and IshmaelAbraham’s circumcision of Circumcision, Male, Males Born In Household Or Purchased, Ishmael, Abraham Household Males, and AbrahamAbraham’s circumcision of Circumcision, Male, Males Born In Household Or Purchased, Ishmael, Abraham Household Males, and Abraham is an event attested across 6 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Abraham and IshmaelHagarSarah's Egyptian maidservant; mother of Ishmael.via Abraham and IshmaelHagar’s birthHagar’s birth is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Abraham and IsaacAbraham and Isaac’s return of Two ServantsAbraham and Isaac’s return of Two Servants is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Abraham and IsaacAbraham Isaac WalkingAbraham Isaac Walking is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Abraham and IsaacAbraham’s burnt offering of Isaac and RamAbraham’s burnt offering of Isaac and Ram is an event attested across 4 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Abraham and IsaacAbraham’s transferAbraham’s transfer is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Abraham and IsaacAbraham’s withholding of IsaacAbraham’s withholding of Isaac is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.

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