Middin
Middin
(Heb. Middin’, , distaznce; Sept. v.r. ), a town in the desert of Judah, mentioned between Beth-arabah and Secacah (Jos 15:61); and probably situated not far from the Dead Sea, about opposite its middle, or possibly at the ruins near a well marked on Van de Velde’s Map as Khan Mardeh, near the north end of the Dead Sea. By Van de Velde (Memoir, page 256, and Map) mention is made of a valley on the south-western side of the Dead Sea, below Masada, called Urn el- Bedun, which may contain a trace of the ancient name.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Middin (2)
For this site Tristram suggests (Bible Places, page 87) Khurbet Mird, two miles north-east of Mar Saba, the Mons Mardes of the Middle Ages, a ruin on a strong hill, with an aqueduct, wells, and arches (Memoirs to the Ordnance Survey, 3:212).
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Middin
measures, one of the six cities “in the wilderness,” on the west of the Dead Sea, mentioned along with En-gedi (Josh. 15:61).
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Middin
One of the six cities of Judah in the “wilderness” (midbar; Jos 15:61, including the waste on the upper level, the cliffs, and shore of the lake). Um el Bedun valley, S.W. of the Dead Sea, bears traces of the name. Conder (Palestine Exploration, July 1875) identifies it with Khirbet Mird, one of the six cities of the midbar or “desert”, on the edge of the Bukeia, E. of Mar Saba.
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Middin
MIDDIN.A town in the wilderness of Judah (Jos 15:61). The site has not been recovered.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Middin
midin (, middn; in GB, , Ainon, springs): One of the six cities in the wilderness of Judah (Jos 15:61). There are not many possible sites. The Hebrew name may possibly survive in 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.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Middin
[Mid’din]
City in the wilderness of Judah. Jos 15:61.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Middin
H4081
A city of Judah.
Jos 15:61
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Middin
Mid’din. (measures). A city of Judah, Jos 15:61, one of the six specified as situated, in the district of “the midbar,” (Authorized Version, “wilderness”).