Nave’s Topical Bible
Midianites
14 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- Descendants of Midian, son of Abraham by Keturah
- Called ISHMAELITES
- Were merchantmen
- Buy Joseph and sell him to Potiphar
Defeated by the Israelites under Phineas
Five of their kings killed
The women taken captive
Cities burned;
- And rich spoil taken
- Defeated by Gideon
- Owned multitudes of camels, and dromedaries, and large Quantities of gold
- A snare to the Israelites
- Prophecies concerning
Bible verses about “Midianites”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Genesis 25:1Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
- Genesis 25:2And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
- Genesis 25:4And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
- 1 Chronicles 1:32Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:33And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.
- Genesis 37:25And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
- Genesis 37:28Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
- Judges 8:24And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
- Genesis 37:36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.
- Isaiah 60:6The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord.
- Numbers 25:16And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
- Numbers 25:17Vex the Midianites, and smite them:
- Numbers 25:18For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake.
- Habakkuk 3:7I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.