Midian
A son of Abraham by Keturah, sent east with his brothers, and ancestor of the Midianites. The people appear throughout the Old Testament: the traders who bought Joseph, the family of Jethro who sheltered Moses, the alliance with Moab that hired Balaam, and the raiders Gideon defeated with three hundred men.
What we know — and how we know it
Where in scripture
Genesis1 ChroniclesShe bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
Genesis 25:2 — Son of Keturah
The sons of Midian were: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
Genesis 25:4
The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
1 Chronicles 1:32
The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
1 Chronicles 1:33
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.