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Middin

מִדִּין · mid.din · H4081“judgment; striving” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in Joshua

Where it is

31.74° N, 35.40° E

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Mentioned most in

Counted from 1 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Middin is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Joshua 15:61, as one of the six towns in the wilderness of Judah. The verse lists Middin along with Beth-arabah, Secacah, Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi. The wilderness of Judah refers to the arid region in the eastern part of the territory of Judah, near the Dead Sea. Its location remains unknown.

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Joshua 1 mention

What the dictionary says

Measures, one of the six cities “in the wilderness,” on the west of the Dead Sea, mentioned along with En-gedi (Josh. 15:61).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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