where was the midianites located
1 The place where the Midianites, Kenites and Ishmaelites lived was in the wilderness of Shur. The capital city of Midian was at modern Al- Bad.  The Kenites are a sect of Midianites who descended from Jethro the Midianite (Moses father in law) and their traditional territory was near Midian: Judges 1:16.