MIDIAN, or MADIAN, in Ancient Geography, a town on the south side of Arabia Petraea, so called from one of the sons of Abraham by Keturah.—Another Midian, near the Arnon and Joplis, in ruins in Jerome's time. With the daughters of these Midianites the Israelites committed fornication, and were guilty of idolatry. A branch of the Midianites dwelt on the Arabian gulf, and were called Keviter: some of whom turned proselytes, and dwelt with the Israelites in the land of Canaan.