Midianite
[ mid-ee-uh-nahyt ]
noun
a member of an ancient desert people of northwest Arabia near the Gulf of Aqaba, believed to have descended from Midian.
adjective
of or relating to the Midianites.
Origin of Midianite
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How to use Midianite in a sentence
But Midianite tribes had also pushed northwards and mingled with the descendants of Ishmael.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald SayceThe second text represented Joseph as falling into the hands of Midianite merchants, the revision added Ishmaelites.
The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) | Max DunckerThere he married the daughter of the Midianite priest Reuel.
A Brief Bible History | James Oscar BoydA little more and it will sink under the wave of the Midianite invasion.
Judges and Ruth | Robert A. WatsonThis young upstart Gideon would soon be sorry enough when he butted his head against the experienced Midianite leaders.
Quiet Talks on Service | S. D. Gordon
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