Keraia
People

Midian

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

The name Midian means “judgment; covering; habit”

MaleSinaiPatriarchs eraOld Testament2 books4 verses

Summary

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 25:2; only referred to as Midian (מִדְיָן); son of Abraham and Keturah; half-brother of: Ishmael and Isaac; a brother of Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Ishbak and Shuah; father of Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah.

Events

Dates are approximate

Glossary entries

Midian, Midianite

Family members

Father

Abraham

Mother

Keturah

Siblings

Isaac Ishbak Ishmael Jokshan Medan Shuah Zimran

Children

Abida Eldaah Ephah Epher Hanoch

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Genesis 25:2
    …and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
  2. Genesis 25:4
    The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:32
    The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
  4. 1 Chronicles 1:33
    The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of these were Keturah’s sons.