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Place Old Testament

Middin

Middin, a town in the wilderness of Judah (Joshua 15:61). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 15:61.

Why it matters. A town in the wilderness of Judah

Primary passages
Location
31.744, 35.402 (approximate, within about 2 km)

Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.

Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Middin

Middin is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Joshua 15:61, as one of the six towns in the wilderness of Judah. The verse lists Middin along with Beth-arabah, Secacah, Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi. The wilderness of Judah refers to the arid region in the eastern part of the territory of Judah, near the Dead Sea. Its location remains unknown.

Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.

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Appears in Scripture

Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

Record type: Place. FaithGraph explanations on this page are editorial and are not Scripture.