This is the name of the place Midian: A nation descended from Abraham; oppressed Israel in the time of the judges.
Definition
Μαδιάμ, ὁ indecl. (Heb. מִדְיָן),
Midian;
1. son of Abraham (Genesis 25:2).
2. An Arabian tribe (Genesis 36:35, Psalm 83:9, al).
3. γῆ Μ. (Heb. מִדְיָן אֶרֶץ), the land of Midian (Exodus 2:15, al.): Acts 7:29.
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- Acts 7:29Μαδιάμ · of MidianAt this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.