The spiritual leader of the Midianites.
Midian is the son of Abraham (Gen. 25:1-2)
It reads, "Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. And she him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah." (Gen. 25:1-2) And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah,..." (Gen.25:4)
midian..with priest jethro
Seven (Exodus ch.2).
Moses married a daughter of Yitro, who was a priest in Midian.
Reuel was a priest of Midian and the father-in-law of Moses. He is also known as Jethro in the Bible. Reuel provided guidance and support to Moses during his time in Midian.
According to the Bible, after Moses killed an Egyptian and fled Egypt, he went to the land of Midian and settled there. He hid himself among the people of Midian and eventually married the daughter of a Midianite priest.
Midian is believed to have been located in modern-day Saudi Arabia, and the people of Midian likely spoke a Northwest Semitic language. It is likely that Jethro, who is mentioned in the Bible as a priest of Midian and the father-in-law of Moses, would have spoken a dialect or variation of this language.
Moses father in law Jethro lived in Midian , he was a priest.
Zipporah was a Midianite, the daughter of Jethro, who was a priest of Midian. She is known for being the wife of Moses in the Bible.
The shepherds were from the tribe of Midian, and Jethro's daughters were being harassed by them at a well when Moses intervened and saved them. Jethro, also known as Reuel, was a priest of Midian and father-in-law to Moses.
Midian is spelled: מדין (meed-YAHN)
Moses met his wife the daughter of Jethro the priest in Midian.
He was 40 years of age when he went to Midian. (He was 80 when he left Midian to go to Egypt and confront Pharaoh).