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(Heb. Midyan', îַãְéָï , strife, as in Pro_18:18; Pro_19:13; Sept. ÌáäéÜí v.r. ÌáäéÜì ; N.T; Ìáäßáì , Act_7:29, where the Auth.Vers. has “Madian;” the Heb. often stands collectively for the “Midianites” also, as it is frequently rendered in all the versions), the fourth son of Abraham by Keturah,-and the progenitor of the Midianites (Gen_35:2; 1Ch_1:32). B.C. post 2024. His five sons are enumerated in Gen_25:4; 1Ch_1:33. Of his personal history nothing further is known. SEE MIDIANITE.