Quotes about Midian
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.
— Numbers 31:8
So Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites to their tents but kept the three hundred men, who took charge of the provisions and rams’ horns of the others. And the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley.
— Judges 7:8
Then they waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
— Numbers 31:7
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 2:15
In this way Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon,
— Judges 8:28
Now the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who sought to kill you are dead.”
— Exodus 4:19
The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
— Genesis 25:4
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 7:1
When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, Gideon pursued and captured these two kings of Midian, routing their entire army.
— Judges 8:12
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 2:16
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.”
— Judges 8:5
The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak.
— Numbers 22:7