Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Midian’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Midian’ occurs 47 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Midian’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 25:2 And she bore to him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.Genesis 25:2
Genesis 25:4 And truly, from Midian was born Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.Genesis 25:4
Genesis 36:35 Likewise, this one having died, Hadad the son of Bedad reigned in his place. He struck down Midian in the region of Moab. And the name of his city was Avith.Genesis 36:35
Number of the word / term Midian in Genesis: 3
Bible passages with ‘Midian’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 2:15 And Pharaoh heard this talk, and he sought to kill Moses. But fleeing from his sight, he stayed in the land of Midian, and he sat down next to a well.Exodus 2:15
Exodus 2:16 Now there was a priest of Midian with seven daughters, who came to draw water. And having filled the troughs, they desired to water their father’s flocks.Exodus 2:16
Exodus 3:1 Now Moses was pasturing the sheep of his father-in-law Jethro, a priest of Midian. And when he had driven the flock into the interior of the desert, he came to the mountain of God, Horeb.Exodus 3:1
Exodus 4:19 And so the Lord said to Moses in Midian: “Go, and return to Egypt. For all those who sought your life have died.”Exodus 4:19
Exodus 18:1 And when Jethro, the priest of Midian, the kinsman of Moses, had heard all that God had done for Moses, and for his people Israel, and that the Lord had led Israel away from Egypt,Exodus 18:1
Number of the word / term Midian in Exodus: 5
Bible passages with ‘Midian’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 22:4 said to those greater by birth of Midian: “So will this people wipe away all those who are dwelling within our borders, in the same way that the ox is accustomed to tear out grass, all the way to the roots.” At that time, he was king of Moab.Numbers 22:4
Numbers 22:7 And the elders of Moab, and those greater by birth of Midian, continued on, holding the price of divination in their hands. And when they had come to Balaam, and had explained to him all the words of Balak,Numbers 22:7
Numbers 25:6 And behold, one of the sons of Israel entered, in the sight of his brothers, to a prostitute of Midian, within view of Moses and of all the crowd of the sons of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle.Numbers 25:6
Numbers 25:18 for they, too, have behaved with hostility against you, and they have deceived you insidiously by means of the idol Peor, and by Cozbi, the daughter of a commander of Midian, their sister, who was struck down in the day of the scourge because of the sacrilege of Peor.”Numbers 25:18
Number of the word / term Midian in Numbers: 4
Bible passages with ‘Midian’ in the book Joshua
Joshua 13:21 and all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdoms of Sihon, the king of the Amorites, who reigned at Heshbon, whom Moses struck down with the leaders of Midian: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the commanders of Sihon, inhabitants of the land.Joshua 13:21
Number of the word / term Midian in Joshua: 1
Bible passages with ‘Midian’ in the book Judges
Judges 6:1 Then the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, who delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years.Judges 6:1
Judges 6:3 And when Israel had planted, Midian and Amalek, and the rest of the eastern nations ascended,Judges 6:3
Judges 6:6 And Israel was humbled greatly in the sight of Midian.Judges 6:6
Judges 6:11 Then an Angel of the Lord arrived, and he sat under an oak tree, which was at Ophrah, and which belonged to Joash, the father of the family of Ezri. And while his son Gideon was threshing and cleaning the grain at the winepress, so that he might flee from Midian,Judges 6:11
Judges 6:13 And Gideon said to him: “I beg you, my lord, if the Lord is with us, why have these things happened to us? Where are his miracles, which our fathers described when they said, ‘The Lord led us away from Egypt.’ But now the Lord has forsaken us, and he has delivered us into the hand of Midian.”Judges 6:13
Judges 6:14 And the Lord looked down upon him, and he said: “Go forth with this, your strength, and you shall free Israel from the hand of Midian. Know that I have sent you.”Judges 6:14
Judges 6:16 And the Lord said to him: “I will be with you. And so, you shall cut down Midian as if one man.”Judges 6:16
Judges 6:33 And so, all of Midian, and Amalek, and the eastern peoples were gathered together. And crossing the Jordan, they encamped in the valley of Jezreel.Judges 6:33
Judges 7:1 And so Jerubbaal, who is also Gideon, rising in the night, and all the people with him, went to the fountain which is called Harod. Now the camp of Midian was in the valley, to the northern region of the high hill.Judges 7:1
Judges 7:2 And the Lord said to Gideon: “The people with you are many, but Midian shall not be delivered into their hands, for then Israel might glory against me, and say, ‘I was freed by my own power.’Judges 7:2
Judges 7:7 And the Lord said to Gideon: “By the three hundred men who lapped the water, I will free you, and I will deliver Midian into your hand. But let all the remainder of the multitude return to their place.”Judges 7:7
Judges 7:8 And so, taking food and trumpets in accord with their number, he instructed all the rest of the multitude to go back to their tents. And with the three hundred men, he gave himself to the conflict. Now the camp of Midian was below, in the valley.Judges 7:8
Judges 7:12 But Midian, and Amalek, and all the eastern peoples lay spread out in the valley, like a multitude of locusts. Their camels, too, were innumerable, like the sand that lies on the shore of the sea.Judges 7:12
Judges 7:13 And when Gideon had arrived, someone told his neighbor a dream. And he related what he had seen, in this way: “I saw a dream, and it seemed to me as if bread, baked under ashes from rolled barley, descended into the camp of Midian. And whenever it arrived at a tent, it struck it, and overturned it, and utterly leveled it to the ground.”Judges 7:13
Judges 7:14 He to whom he spoke, responded: “This is nothing else but the sword of Gideon, the son of Joash, a man of Israel. For the Lord has delivered Midian into his hands, with their entire camp.”Judges 7:14
Judges 7:15 And when Gideon had heard the dream and its interpretation, he worshipped. And he returned to the camp of Israel, and he said: “Rise up! For the Lord has delivered the camp of Midian into our hands.”Judges 7:15
Judges 7:23 fleeing as far as Bethshittah, and the base of Abelmeholah in Tabbath. But the men of Israel pursued Midian, shouting from Naphtali and Asher, and from all of Manasseh.Judges 7:23
Judges 7:24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all of Mount Ephraim, saying, “Descend to meet Midian, and occupy the waters ahead of them as far as Bethbarah and the Jordan.” And all of Ephraim cried out, and they occupied the waters ahead of them, from the Jordan even to Bethbarah.Judges 7:24
Judges 7:25 And having apprehended two men of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb, they put Oreb to death at the Rock of Oreb, and truly, Zeeb, at the Winepress of Zeeb. And they pursued Midian, carrying the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, across the waters of the Jordan.Judges 7:25
Judges 8:3 The Lord has delivered into your hands the leaders of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. What could I have done that would be so great as what you have done?” And when he had said this, their spirit, which was swelling up against him, was quieted.Judges 8:3
Judges 8:5 And he said to the men of Succoth, “I beg you, give bread to the people who are with me, for they are greatly weakened, so that we may be able to pursue Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”Judges 8:5
Judges 8:22 And all the men of Israel said to Gideon: “You should rule over us, and your son, and your son’s son. For you freed us from the hand of Midian.”Judges 8:22
Judges 8:26 And the weight of the earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold, aside from the ornaments, and necklaces, and purple garments, which the kings of Midian were accustomed to use, and aside from the gold chains on the camels.Judges 8:26
Judges 8:28 But Midian was humbled before the sons of Israel. Neither were they able any longer to lift up their necks. But the land rested for forty years, while Gideon presided.Judges 8:28
Judges 9:17 and who gave his life to dangers, so that he might rescue you from the hand of Midian,Judges 9:17
Number of the word / term Midian in Judges: 25
Bible passages with ‘Midian’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 11:18 And when they had risen up from Midian, they went into Paran, and they took with them some men from Paran. And they went into Egypt, to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. And he gave him a house, and he appointed food for him, and he assigned land to him.1 Kings 11:18
Number of the word / term Midian in 1 Kings: 1
Bible passages with ‘Midian’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 1:32 And the sons of Keturah, the concubine of Abraham, whom she conceived: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan: Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.1 Chronicles 1:32
1 Chronicles 1:33 And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.1 Chronicles 1:33
Number of the word / term Midian in 1 Chronicles: 2
Bible passages with ‘Midian’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 83:9 Do to them as you did to Midian and Sisera, just as to Jabin at the torrent of Kishon.Psalm 83:9
Number of the word / term Midian in Psalm: 1
Bible passages with ‘Midian’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 9:4 For you have prevailed over the yoke of their burden, and over the rod of their shoulder, and over the scepter of their oppressor, as in the day of Midian.Isaiah 9:4
Isaiah 10:26 And the Lord of hosts will raise up a scourge over him, like the scourge of Midian at the rock of Oreb, and he will raise up his rod over the sea, and he will lift it up against the way of Egypt.Isaiah 10:26
Isaiah 60:6 A multitude of camels will inundate you: the dromedaries from Midian and Ephah. All those from Sheba will arrive, carrying gold and frankincense, and announcing praise to the Lord.Isaiah 60:6
Number of the word / term Midian in Isaiah: 3
Bible passages with ‘Midian’ in the book Habakkuk
Habakkuk 3:7 I saw the tents of Ethiopia for their iniquity; the tent-skins of the land of Midian will be thrown into confusion.Habakkuk 3:7
Number of the word / term Midian in Habakkuk: 1
Bible passages with ‘Midian’ in the book Acts
Acts 7:29 Then, at this word, Moses fled. And he became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he produced two sons.Acts 7:29
Number of the word / term ‘Midian’ in Acts: 1
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