Exo. 4:19

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Midian.A country in Arabia Petr?, on the eastern coast of the Red Sea, near Mount Sinai.

This place is still called by the Arabs the Land of Midian, or of Jethro.

Abulfeda, speaking of Midian, says, "Madyan is a city, in ruins, on the shore of the Red Sea, on the opposite side to Tabuc, from which it is distant about six days' journey.

At Midian may be seen the famous well at which Moses watered the flocks of Sho?b, (Jethro.)

This city was the capital of the tribe of Midian in the days of the Israelites." for all.

Exod 2:15; Exod 2:23; Matt 2:20