Midianites
Moses's in-laws' tribe
The Midianites were a nomadic people of the ancient Near East, descended according to the Hebrew Bible from Midian, a son of Abraham.
They appear throughout the Old Testament as both allies and enemies of the Israelites—Moses married a Midianite woman, yet later Israelite armies warred against Midian.
The Midianites and Amalekites raided Israelite settlements.
Early metalworking civilization period
- Iron AgePost-bronze historical period
- SinaiEgyptian peninsula, biblical peak
- ArabiaLargest peninsula on Earth
- EgyptNortheastern African nation
pottery · inscriptions · copper · smelting · archaeology · Levant · Negev · nomads
Hebrew prophet, liberator
- ZipporahBiblical matriarch, exodus era
- GideonOld Testament warrior-judge
- JosephCommon masculine given name
- JudgesSeventh Old Testament book
Jethro · Israelites · Abraham · camels · fleece · trumpets · pitchers · torches
Groups traveling together
- merchantsThose who conduct commerce
- spicesAromatic food flavorings
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- goldElement seventy-nine
silver · textiles · camels · commerce · routes · slave trade · Joseph · Gilead
Old Testament warrior-judge
- raidersThose who plunder
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- plunderGoods seized violently
- harvestsCollects mature crops
Israelites · three hundred · swords · warfare · ambush · defeat · subjugation · tribute
Bronze Age
Early metalworking civilization period
- Iron AgePost-bronze historical period
- SinaiEgyptian peninsula, biblical peak
- ArabiaLargest peninsula on Earth
Egypt · pottery · inscriptions · copper · smelting · archaeology · Levant · Negev · nomads · seminomadic
Moses
Hebrew prophet, liberator
- ZipporahBiblical matriarch, exodus era
- GideonOld Testament warrior-judge
- JosephCommon masculine given name
Jethro · Judges · Israelites · Abraham · camels · fleece · trumpets · pitchers · torches · oppression
caravans
Groups traveling together
- merchantsThose who conduct commerce
- spicesAromatic food flavorings
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
gold · silver · textiles · camels · commerce · routes · slave trade · Joseph · Gilead · Egypt
Gideon
Old Testament warrior-judge
- raidersThose who plunder
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- plunderGoods seized violently
harvests · Israelites · three hundred · swords · warfare · ambush · defeat · subjugation · tribute
- ancient civilizationsAncient Egypt, Sumer, Ancient Greece, Aztecs, Egypt
- Biblical PeoplesIsraelites, Israelite, Hebrews, Hebrew, Jews
- Biblical warfarebattle, battles, war, wars, warfare
- ExodusMoses, burning bush, ten commandments, Red Sea, ten plagues
- Biblical ArabiaArabia, Arabian Peninsula, Arabian Desert, Ishmael, Hagar
- judgesjudge, magistrate, magistrates, jurist, chief justice
MidianitesIsraelites
Ancient Hebrew people
Hebrews · Jews · chosen people · tribes of Israel · Egyptians