Place
Midian
Approximate location. The area is clear, but the exact site is not.
The land usually placed east of the Gulf of Aqaba. The dot marks the region. Moses fled here from Pharaoh, sat down by a well, married into the family of Jethro, the priest of Midian, and kept his flocks until God sent him back to Egypt.
Who passed through
In story order. King James Version.
- Moses, Exodus 2:15
Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
- Jethro, Exodus 2:18
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?
- Moses, Exodus 4:19
And the Lord said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.
Place names, references and coordinates: STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), with coordinates from OpenBible.info. Map: Natural Earth (public domain).