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|'''[[:Category:Biblical PN|Biblical PN]] & [[:Category:Biblical GN|GN]]'''
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|Descendants of M<small>IDIAN</small> ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/20/26#26 2 Nephi 20:26])
|Ancient Near Eastern people mentioned in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] section of 2 Nephi ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/20/26#26 2 Nephi 20:26])
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|'''[[:Category:Lehite GN|Lehite GN]]'''
|'''[[:Category:Lehite GN|Lehite GN]]'''
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|Land, ca. 90 BC ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/24/5#5 Alma 24:5])
|[[NEPHITE(S)|N<small>EPHITE</small>]] land ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/24/5#5 Alma 24:5])
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For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.
'''MIDIAN''' in 2 Nephi 20:26 appears as "Mideon" in the printer's manuscript but then is corrected to M<small>IDIAN</small> 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 M<small>IDIAN</small> in the 1830 and subsequent printed editions. Royal Skousen observes that this may be a scribal error by Oliver Cowdery for [[MIDDONI|M<small>IDDONI</small>]], a GN that occurs regularly in the book of Alma.<ref>Royal Skousen, ''AT'' 4:2102-3.</ref>


See also [[Midian / Mideon Variants]]
See also [[Midian / Mideon Variants]]
==Notes==
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[[Category:Names]][[Category:Biblical PN]][[Category:Biblical GN]][[Category:Lehite GN]]
[[Category:Names]][[Category:Biblical PN]][[Category:Biblical GN]][[Category:Lehite GN]]

Revision as of 14:09, 23 April 2012

Biblical GenN 1. Ancient Near Eastern people mentioned in the ISAIAH section of 2 Nephi (2 Nephi 20:26)
Lehite GN 2. NEPHITE land (Alma 24:5)

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

Notes

  1. Royal Skousen, AT 4:2102-3.