A city and district on the Red Sea, southeast of Mt. Sinai, occupied by the descendants of Midian, son of Abraham and Keturah. Qur'an, surih 7:83.

Territory south of Canaan, of uncertain exact location; perhaps in the Sinai peninsula or western Arabia; Moses' father-in-law Jethro was a priest of Midian; the Midianites afflicted the Israelites during the time of the Judges.

In the Bible, Midian (Hebrew: מִדְיָן, Standard Midyan Tiberian ; Arabic مدين; "Strife; judgment") is a son of Abraham and his concubine Keturah (who according to midrash is Hagar).Genesis 25:1-6

Midian is the fourth full-length album by Cradle of Filth, released on Hallowe'en 2000. At the time it was considered their most commercial and accessible album to date. It is a concept album inspired by Clive Barker's novel Cabal and his subsequent film version Nightbreed, and Doug Bradley - who had a small role in the film but is better known as Pinhead from Barker's Hellraiser and its sequels - provides narration on some tracks.