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Midian (son of Abraham)
According to the Hebrew Bible, Midian is the fourth son of Abraham by Keturah,[1] the woman Abraham married after Sarah's death. His brothers are Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Ishbak and Shuah.
Josephus records that "Abraham contrived to settle them in colonies; and they took possession of Troglodytis and the country of Arabia the Happy, as far as it reaches to the Red Sea."[2] Abraham in all probability, tried to keep them apart from Isaac to avoid conflict while fulfilling God's commission to spread out and inhabit the globe.[3][4][5]
It is unclear whether this figure is connected to the Midianite people found in later portions of the Hebrew scriptures.
References
- ^ 1 Chronicles 1.32
- ^ Josephus, Flavius, Antiquities, 1.15.1
- ^ Genesis 1:27,28
- ^ Genesis 9:1
- ^ Josephus, Flavius, Antiquities, 1.4.1-3
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