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Son of Abraham by Keturah — and the nomadic nation descended from him
Desert traders who pop up throughout the OT. Moses' father-in-law Jethro was a Midianite priest — so they started as allies. Later, Midian became an oppressor so brutal that God raised up Gideon specifically to crush them.
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Midian is listed here as the fourth son of Abraham through Keturah, whose own sons are individually named — establishing the lineage that becomes the Midianite people prominent in later biblical history.
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