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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Madian (Midian)

Midian, in Greek. Moses ran there after killing an Egyptian and kept sheep for his father-in-law until God called him at the burning bush.

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Midian, in Greek. Moses ran there after killing an Egyptian and kept sheep for his father-in-law until God called him at the burning bush.

Who this is

Madian, the Greek form of Midian, the region east of the Gulf of Aqaba where Moses fled after killing an Egyptian and where he lived as a shepherd for his father-in-law until God called him at the burning bush (Acts 7:29-30; see Exod. 2:15-22).

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  • Acts 7:29

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