MIDIAN
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| Biblical GenN | 1. | Ancient Near Eastern people mentioned in the ISAIAH section of 2 Nephi (2 Nephi 20:26 = Isaiah 10:26) |
| Lehite GN | 2. | NEPHITE land (Alma 24:5) |
Etymology
MIDIAN in 2 Nephi 20:26 appears as "Mideon" in the printer's manuscript but then is corrected to MIDIAN in the 1830 and all subsequent printed editions. In Alma 24;5 the name appears as "Medeon" in the original manuscript; in the printer's manuscript it appears as "Midion" but then is corrected to MIDIAN in the 1830 and subsequent printed editions. Royal Skousen observes that this may be a scribal error by Oliver Cowdery for MIDDONI, a GN that occurs regularly in the book of Alma.[1]
See also Midian / Mideon Variants
Variants
Deseret Alphabet:
Notes
- ↑ Royal Skousen, AT 4:2102-3.
