Treasury of Scripture
Midian Probably not the Midian east of the Red Sea, to which Moses fled, (
Exodus 2:15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelled in the land of Midian...
, etc.) but the Midian east of the Dead Sea, and south of Moab. These Midianites, whose daughters seduced the israelites to commit idolatry (Nu
Exodus 22:4,7 If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or donkey, or sheep; he shall restore double...
Exodus 25:15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.
Exodus 31:2 See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
, etc.) were descendants of Midian, son of Abraham, (Ge
Exodus 25:2 Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering...
) Their capital city was called Midian, and its remains were to be seen in the time of Eusebius and Jerome: it was situated on the Arnon, south of the city Ar, or Areopolis.
Genesis 25:2,4 And she bore him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah...
Numbers 22:4 And Moab said to the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us...
Numbers 25:6,14,18 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought to his brothers a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses...
Paran Probably the city of Paran, or the district around it, situated in the south of Iumea, and according to Eusebius, three days' journey east from Elah or Elath, at the head of the eastern branch, or Elamitic gulf of the Red Sea.
Genesis 14:6 And the Horites in their mount Seir, to Elparan, which is by the wilderness.
Genesis 21:21 And he dwelled in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
Numbers 10:12 And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.
Deuteronomy 1:1 These be the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea...
Deuteronomy 33:2 And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir to them; he shined forth from mount Paran...
Habakkuk 3:3 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
