Abida son of Midian

See also: Abida (genus)

According to Genesis 25:4, Abid (Arabic: عابدہ‎) was the son of Midian, and the grandson of Abraham and his wife Keturah. He had four brothers: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch and Eldaah.[1]

or Abi'dah, father of knowledge; knowing, one of the five sons of Midian, who was the son of Abraham by Keturah (1 Chronicles 1:33), and apparently the chief of an Arab tribe.

References

  1. ↑ The Wordsworth Encyclopedia of World Religions. Ware: Wordsworth, 1999; p. 38
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