place
Midian
also: Midián, Midian
Midian, the region east of the Gulf of Aqaba (roughly modern northwest Saudi Arabia) where Moses fled after killing the Egyptian overseer; he spent years there as a shepherd in Jethro's household, the pastoral interlude of Act Two before God's call renews his mission.
Reading notes
- Moses §2 Midian
Midian, the region east of the Gulf of Aqaba (roughly modern northwest Saudi Arabia), where Moses fled after killing the Egyptian overseer; he lived there with the priest Jethro, whose daughter Cippora he married.