Midian

Region east of the Gulf of Aqaba. Moses fled there from Egypt and spent 40 years pasturing sheep, speaking with God in the burning bush, and drawing divine wisdom by contemplation.

Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture

• Moses's Three Periods of Forty Years — Moses fled to Midian, pastured sheep, spoke with God in the burning bush, and drew divine wisdom by contemplation for 40 years

  "he fled to Midian; here, pasturing sheep, having spoken with God in the burning bush, he drew all divine wisdom by contemplation for a full 40 years"

• Moses and Christ: Nineteen Parallels — St. Basil says Moses in Ethiopia (Midian) devoted 40 years to contemplation

  "in Ethiopia (in Midian) he devoted forty years to contemplation"

Commentary on the Pentateuch of Moses

• Argumentum — War of the Hebrews with the Midianites

  "the war of the Hebrews with the Midianites"

• Argumentum — Moses wrote Genesis while living as an exile in Midian

  "Moses wrote Genesis while he was living as an exile in Midian"

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• Moses