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Midian (; ), Madyan , or Madiam is a geographical place and the Midianites a people mentioned in the Torah and in the Qur'an. Scholars generally consider it to have been located in the "northwest Arabian Peninsula, on the east shore of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea", and have long associated it with the region of Modiana reported in that same area by Ptolemy.
1 Kings 11:17–18 specifically states that Hadad the Edomite passed through Midian and Paran while fleeing from Edom to Egypt. Even so, some scholars have claimed Midian was not a geographical area but a league of tribes.
According to Genesis, the Midianites were the descendants of Midian, who was a son of Abraham through his wife Keturah: "… again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah" ( Genesis 25:1–2, King James Version). The Midianites are also thought to be related to the Qenites (or Kenites), since the terms are used interchangeably in the Hebrew Bible. Moses's brother-in-law or father-in-law are Qenites.
Midian is the fourth studio album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. It was released on 14 November 2000, through Music for Nations. The album marks the return of guitarist Paul Allender to the band, as well as the introduction of drummer Adrian Erlandsson ( At the Gates, The Haunted) and keyboard player Martin Powell ( My Dying Bride, Anathema).
Midian is a geographical place and a people mentioned in the Bible and in the Qur'an, ancient capital city (modern Al-Bad' in Tabuk Region, Hejaz)
Midian may also refer to:
- Midian (son of Abraham), fourth son of Biblical patriarch Abraham by Keturah
- Midian, Kansas, a community in the United States
- Midian (album) (2000) by Cradle of Filth
- Midian, a mythical city in Clive Barker's novella Cabal and the inspiration for Cradle of Filth's album
- Midian, a mythical city in the film Nightbreed, based on Clive Barker's novella, Cabal
- Midian, album by Polish Goth metal band Aion
According to the Hebrew Bible, Midian is the fourth son of Abraham by Keturah, 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."
He is generally considered ancestral to the Midianite people found in later portions of the Hebrew scriptures.