“and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.”
Genesis 25:2
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- Abraham Dies at 'a Ripe Old Age,' Just as God Told Him (Genesis 25:1–11)
How did Israel first hear the names of Keturah's sons?
Midian, the fourth son in this list, was a name Israel already knew from its own story. When Moses fled Pharaoh he settled in Midian, married Zipporah and spent forty years with the flock of Jethro, the priest of Midian. Midianite traders had also carried Joseph to Egypt. The people who sheltered Moses were Abraham's sons, sent east with gifts.
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