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Khirbet Mird, a very conspicuous site with many ancient cisterns overlooking the plateau el Bukea`, above which it towers to a height of 1,000 ft.; it is the Mons Mardes of early Christian pilgrims; the existing remains …
Where is Middin in the Bible?
Middin was a town located in the wilderness of Judah, mentioned in Joshua 15:61 as one of the cities in Judah's territory. The site is identified with Khirbet Mird, a conspicuous location in the Judean Desert that overlooks the plateau el Bukea and rises approximately 1,000 feet above it, situated near the Dead Sea region. This settlement was strategically important due to its natural strength and abundant water sources, featuring numerous ancient cisterns that supplied the community. Early Christian pilgrims knew the site as Mons Mardes, and the remaining archaeological structures date primarily to the Byzantine period, reflecting its continued significance in later centuries. Though details about its biblical role are limited, Middin exemplified the remote desert settlements that dotted Judah's wilderness frontier.
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Middin
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)Khirbet Mird, a very conspicuous site with many ancient cisterns overlooking the plateau el Bukea`, above which it towers to a height of 1,000 ft.; it is the Mons Mardes of early Christian pilgrims; the existing remains are Byzantine. It is a site of great natural strength and was clearly once a place of some importance. The Greek reading Ainon, "place of springs," suggests the neighborhood of the extensive oasis of `Ain Feshkhah at the northwest corner of the Dead Sea where there are at Kh. Kumram remains of buildings and a rock-cut aqueduct. See PEF, III, 210, 212, Sh XVIII.
E. W. G. Masterman
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mid'-i-an, mid'-i-an-its (midhyan, midhyanim; Madiam, Madienaioi):