Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
MIDIANITISH, WOMAN
Sin & Judgment - Old Testament
The Midianitish woman was Cozbi, daughter of Zur, whom Zimri brought into Israel’s camp. Their public sin provoked judgment, and Phinehas’s action brought an end to the plague among the Israelites.
MIDNIGHT
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
Midnight is the middle point of the night. Israel’s earlier reckoning divided the night into three watches, while New Testament times used four watches, allowing midnight to be more precisely distinguished.
Midwife
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
A midwife assisted women in childbirth and cared for newborn children. The Hebrew midwives Shiphrah and Puah feared God and refused Pharaoh’s command to kill the male infants of Israel.
Migdal-Edar
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Migdal-Edar means “tower of the flock.” It was a place near Bethlehem associated with the region where Jacob settled after Rachel’s death.
Migdal-el
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Migdal-el, meaning “tower of God,” was a fortified city allotted to the tribe of Naphtali. Its exact location is uncertain.
Migdal-gad
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Migdal-gad was a town in the lowland of Judah. Its name means “tower of Gad,” and it may be represented by the modern site of Mejdel near Ashkelon.
Migdalel
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Migdalel, meaning “tower of God,” was a fortified town in the territory of Naphtali.
Migdalgad
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Migdalgad, meaning “tower of Gad,” was a town of Judah in the Shephelah, or maritime lowland.
Migdol
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Migdol means “tower” and refers to fortified places on or near Egypt’s eastern frontier. One was associated with Israel’s exodus route, and another was mentioned by Jeremiah and Ezekiel as a northern Egyptian location.
Migron
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Migron was a place or district near Gibeah and Michmash. It is mentioned both in the account of Saul’s military position and in Isaiah’s description of the Assyrian advance.
Mijamin
People & Groups - Old Testament
Mijamin was the name of a priestly family and of men associated with the postexilic community. One Mijamin had married a foreign wife, another represented a priestly course, and another signed the covenant.
Mikloth
People & Groups - Old Testament
Mikloth was a Benjamite and also the name of an officer serving in David’s organization. The name appears in genealogical and administrative lists.
Mikneiah
Worship & Prayer - Old Testament
Mikneiah was a Levite and gatekeeper of the ark who served as a musician in David’s appointed temple worship.
Milaiai
Worship & Prayer - Old Testament
Milaiai was a Levitical musician who participated in the dedication procession of Jerusalem’s rebuilt wall.
Milalai
Worship & Prayer - Old Testament
Milalai was a Levite musician who assisted at the dedication of Jerusalem’s wall.
Milcah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Milcah was the daughter of Haran and wife of Nahor, becoming the grandmother of Rebekah. Another Milcah was a daughter of Zelophehad who participated in the inheritance question concerning her father’s family.
Milcom
Other - Old Testament
Milcom was the name of a deity associated with the Ammonites and is treated in the supplied sources as another form of Molech.
Mildew
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
Mildew was a yellowing or blighting condition that damaged crops, especially grain. Scripture lists it among judgments that could make the land unproductive.
Mile
Measures & Money - New Testament
A mile was a Roman measure of length equal to one thousand paces, or about 1,618 English yards. Jesus used the measure in teaching about going the extra mile.
Miletus
Places & Geography - New Testament
Miletus was an ancient seaport city south of Ephesus. Paul visited it and addressed the elders of Ephesus there, and later mentioned leaving Trophimus sick at Miletus.
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