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Mid⋅i⋅an

[mid-ee-uhn]
–noun
a son of Abraham and Keturah. Gen. 25:1–4.
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Mid·i·an   (mĭd'ē-ən)   
n.  An ancient tribe in northwest Arabia, said in the Hebrew Scriptures to be descendants of Abraham.

[Hebrew midyān; see dyn in Semitic roots.]
Mid'i·an·ite' adj. & n.
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Midian

strife, the fourth son of Abraham by Keturah, the father of the Midianites (Gen. 25:2; 1 Chr. 1:32).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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