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Midian (Led by Balaam)
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Speerit  [author] 9 Aug, 2015 @ 7:58am 
Number 1 is the next on my list already, in fact. We are of the same mind. (I didnt know who I would choose as leader, I'll consider that)
Speerit  [author] 8 Aug, 2015 @ 1:20pm 
Sure!
Speerit  [author] 19 Jul, 2015 @ 7:16pm 
Not currently! When I put in my new hard drive, it goofed up on the transfer and had to do a factory reset. Lost ALL my personal files. (Hold the lectures on backing up please)... So I have had a bit of a hard time getting back into it. Once I do, It will be glorious I assure you.
Speerit  [author] 8 May, 2015 @ 5:14pm 
Oh, thanks!
27thcalculator 8 May, 2015 @ 4:38pm 
Happy Birthday, btw.
Speerit  [author] 8 May, 2015 @ 4:06pm 
Aegean seafaring folk*
Speerit  [author] 8 May, 2015 @ 4:06pm 
Thats a historical question, and I'm not a historian.

Also, modern historians just don't know the answer to what you're asking. Could they have? Yes indeed, you might be right on the money.

However, the current conclusion was reached due to the Mycenaean influence on Midianite pottery. This led George Mendenhall and a few other scholars to believe they were seafaring folk.
27thcalculator 8 May, 2015 @ 3:56pm 
Well, could they not have roamed the deserts? Supposedly many nomadic tribes did, and I believe bedouins still do. And how did they get from the Mediterranean through Philistia and Amalek, and whatever Sinai tribes? Is there any evidence that they are indeed Aegean sea peoples?
Speerit  [author] 8 May, 2015 @ 3:49pm 
They are indeed. You have to understand, there were centuries between Abraham and Balaam. Midian, son of Abraham, split off and started a nation of his own. No one knows for sure how, or where. It is majority belief, however, that they were one of the (Nine?) seafaring tribes of the Aegean. The people of Midian are nomads, through and through, prefering tents to walled cities.
27thcalculator 8 May, 2015 @ 3:43pm 
Oh shit, sorry, Speerit. You're right (about Balak/Bilam). And I have never heard that they came from the Aegean. Aren't they said to be descendants of Abraham?
Speerit  [author] 8 May, 2015 @ 3:39pm 
Ian, Im taking a bit of a break. Its my birthday this weekend. Ill probably have another civ out in a week or two. ( I did 3 in this one week! :o )
Speerit  [author] 8 May, 2015 @ 3:38pm 
27th, They CAME FROM the aegean. They settled on the Aqaba.
Balak was king of Moab, not Midian. (Judges 11:25)
27thcalculator 8 May, 2015 @ 3:17pm 
And why are they Aegean? They're on the Gulf of Aqaba.
27thcalculator 8 May, 2015 @ 3:15pm 
Why would it be led by Bilam instead of Balak? Wasn't Balak the King and Bilam the prophet?
Speerit  [author] 7 May, 2015 @ 4:51pm 
Not super interested in changing that, I guess. I really appreciate you offering your help, though! Very classy.
|dvh| 7 May, 2015 @ 5:45am 
Thank you for this release! One minor aesthetic quibble: would you be willing to re-do the icon to match the standard for civs (two colors, etc.)? I can redesign it for you if you would like.