Midianites
33 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
24 sections
- A Small Part of Dwelt Near Horeb
- A Small Part of Retained the Knowledge and Worship of Jehovah
- A Snare to the Israelites
- Allowed to Oppress Israel
- And Rich Spoil Taken
- Buy Joseph and Sell Him to Potiphar
- Called Ishmaelites
- Completeness of Their Destruction, Alluded To
- Conquered by Hadad
- Defeated by Gideon
- Descendants of Midian, Son of Abraham by Keturah
- Descended Form Midian, Son of Abraham by Keturah
- Dwelt East of Jordan, Beside Moab
- Dwelt in Tents
- Engaged in Commerce
- Excited by Moab Against Israel
- Gideon Raised up Against
- Governed by Kings
- Miraculously Defeated and Destroyed by Gideon
- Owned Multitudes of Camels, and Dromedaries, and Large Quantities of Gold
- Princes of, Slain
- Prophecies Concerning
- Shall Minister to Future Glory of the Church
- Terrified at Approach of Israel
A Small Part of Dwelt Near Horeb
- Exodus 2:15 When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.
- Exodus 3:1 Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
A Small Part of Retained the Knowledge and Worship of Jehovah
- Exodus 2:16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.
- Exodus 18:9–12 And Jethro rejoiced over all the good things the LORD had done for Israel, whom He had rescued from the hand of the Egyptians. …
A Snare to the Israelites
- Numbers 25:16–18 And the LORD said to Moses, …
Allowed to Oppress Israel
- Judges 6:1–6 Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; so He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years, …
And Rich Spoil Taken
- Numbers 31:1 And the LORD said to Moses,
Buy Joseph and Sell Him to Potiphar
- Genesis 37:28 So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
- Genesis 37:36 Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
Called Ishmaelites
- Genesis 37:25 And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.
- Genesis 37:28 So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
- Judges 8:24 Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)
Completeness of Their Destruction, Alluded To
- Psalm 83:9–11 Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon, …
- Isaiah 9:4 For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.
- Isaiah 10:26 And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt.
Conquered by Hadad
- Genesis 36:25 These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.
- 1 Chronicles 1:46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.
Defeated by Gideon
- Judges 6:1 Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; so He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years,
- Judges 7:1 Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.
- Judges 8:1 Then the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him violently.
Descendants of Midian, Son of Abraham by Keturah
- Genesis 25:1–2 Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah, …
- Genesis 25:4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
- 1 Chronicles 1:32–33 The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan. …
Descended Form Midian, Son of Abraham by Keturah
- Genesis 25:1–2 Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah, …
- 1 Chronicles 1:32 The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
Dwelt East of Jordan, Beside Moab
- Numbers 22:1 Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho.
- Numbers 22:4 So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,
Dwelt in Tents
- Habakkuk 3:7 I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling.
Engaged in Commerce
- Genesis 37:28 So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
- Genesis 37:36 Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
Excited by Moab Against Israel
- Numbers 22:4 So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,
Gideon Raised up Against
- Judges 6:11–14 Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. …
Governed by Kings
- Numbers 31:8 Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba— the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
- Judges 8:5 So Gideon said to the men of Succoth, “Please give my troops some bread, for they are exhausted, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
Miraculously Defeated and Destroyed by Gideon
- Judges 7:16–22 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a ram’s horn in one hand and a large jar in the other, containing a torch. …
- Judges 8:10–11 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army of about fifteen thousand men — all that were left of the armies of the people of the east. A hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had already fallen. …
Owned Multitudes of Camels, and Dromedaries, and Large Quantities of Gold
- Isaiah 60:6 Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
Princes of, Slain
- Judges 7:24–25 Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim to say, “Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan ahead of them as far as Beth-barah.” So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they …
- Judges 8:12 When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, Gideon pursued and captured these two kings of Midian, routing their entire army.
- Judges 8:21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Get up and kill us yourself, for as the man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments from the necks of their camels.
Prophecies Concerning
- Isaiah 60:6 Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
- Habakkuk 3:7 I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling.
Shall Minister to Future Glory of the Church
- Isaiah 60:6 Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
Terrified at Approach of Israel
- Habakkuk 3:3–7 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth. …
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.