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MIDIANITES. Descendants of Midian, son of Abraham by Keturah, Gen. 25:1,2,4; 1 Chr. 1:32,33. Called Ishmaelites, Gen. 37:25,28; Judg. 8:24. Were merchantmen, Gen. 37:28. Buy Joseph and sell him to Potiphar, Gen. 37:28,36. Defeated by the Israelites under Phinehas; five of their kings slain; the women taken captives: cities burned; and rich spoils taken, Num. 31. Defeated by Gideon, Judg. 6-8. Owned multitudes of camels, and dromedaries, and large quantities of gold, Isa. 60:6. A snare to the Israelites, Num. 25:16-18. Prophecies concerning, Isa. 60:6; Hab. 3:7.
