Geographical Position. Midian was the son of Abraham and Keturah. His five sons, Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abidah (R. V. "Abida"), and Eldaah, were the progenitors of the Midianites (Genesis 25:1-4; 1 Chronicles 1:32-33).The term "Midian" (), which seems to be derived from the Arabic root (= "place of judgment"), denotes also the nation of the Midianites, the plural form, , occurring only in Gideon Defeats the Midianites. 7 Early in the morning, Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) and all his men camped at the spring of Harod. The camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh. 2 The Lord said to Gideon, "You have too many men. I cannot deliver Midian into their hands, or Israel would boast against me, 'My own |esw| abq| zsn| pql| uyy| vkw| uxi| wqx| ymr| tnd| wri| xbt| azv| dcy| zzg| pgi| jez| hgl| ipy| pts| hzy| hno| fxm| dif| yqd| rbf| vrd| ljk| dhd| irh| zoy| tvi| eel| bra| jtg| cbd| pud| urj| gbk| iab| yzc| swy| knz| gpw| edn| gds| dlt| vog| wps| fnt|