Bible Cross References
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Genesis 25:1-4
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Abraham married another woman, whose name was Keturah.
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She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
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Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan, and the descendants of Dedan were the Asshurim, the Letushim, and the Leummim.
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The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were Keturah's descendants.
Midian
Genesis 37:28
and when some Midianite traders came by, the brothers pulled Joseph out of the well and sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
Exodus 2:15
When the king heard about what had happened, he tried to have Moses killed, but Moses fled and went to live in the land of Midian. One day, when Moses was sitting by a well, seven daughters of Jethro, the priest of Midian, came to draw water and fill the troughs for their father's sheep and goats.
Exodus 2:16
Numbers 22:4-7
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The Moabites said to the leaders of the Midianites, "This horde will soon destroy everything around us, like a bull eating the grass in a pasture." So King Balak
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sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor, who was at Pethor near the Euphrates River in the land of Amaw. They brought him this message from Balak: "I want you to know that a whole nation has come from Egypt; its people are spreading out everywhere and threatening to take over our land.
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They outnumber us, so please come and put a curse on them for me. Then perhaps we will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. I know that when you pronounce a blessing, people are blessed, and when you pronounce a curse, they are placed under a curse."
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So the Moabite and Midianite leaders took with them the payment for the curse, went to Balaam, and gave him Balak's message.
Numbers 25:6
One of the Israelites took a Midianite woman into his tent in the sight of Moses and the whole community, while they were mourning at the entrance of the Tent of the LORD's presence.
Numbers 31:2
"Punish the Midianites for what they did to the people of Israel. After you have done that, you will die."
Judges 6:1-6
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Once again the people of Israel sinned against the LORD, so he let the people of Midian rule them for seven years.
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The Midianites were stronger than Israel, and the people of Israel hid from them in caves and other safe places in the hills.
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Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites would come with the Amalekites and the desert tribes and attack them.
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They would camp on the land and destroy the crops as far south as the area around Gaza. They would take all the sheep, cattle, and donkeys, and leave nothing for the Israelites to live on.
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They would come with their livestock and tents, as thick as locusts. They and their camels were too many to count. They came and devastated the land,
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and Israel was helpless against them.
Sheba
1 Kings 10:1
The queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame, and she traveled to Jerusalem to test him with difficult questions.
Job 6:19
Caravans from Sheba and Tema search,
Psalm 72:10
The kings of Spain and of the islands will offer him gifts; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him offerings.
Psalm 72:15
Long live the king! May he be given gold from Sheba; may prayers be said for him at all times; may God's blessings be on him always!
Isaiah 60:6
Great caravans of camels will come, from Midian and Ephah. They will come from Sheba, bringing gold and incense. People will tell the good news of what the LORD has done!
Dedan
Isaiah 21:13
This is a message about Arabia. People of Dedan, you whose caravans camp in the barren country of Arabia,
Jeremiah 25:23
Jeremiah 49:8
People of Dedan, turn and run! Hide! I am going to destroy Esau's descendants because the time has come for me to punish them.
Ezekiel 25:13
Now I announce that I will punish Edom and kill every person and animal there. I will make it a wasteland, from the city of Teman to the city of Dedan, and the people will be killed in battle.
Ezekiel 27:20
The people of Dedan traded saddle blankets for your goods.