ABIDA ə bī’ də (אֲבִידָ֖ע, father of knowledge, or the [my] father knows; Abidah in KJV [Gen 25:4]). The fourth of the five sons of Midian who was the fourth son of Abraham by his concubine Keturah (Gen 25:4; 1 Chron 1:33). Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them to the E while he was still living so that Isaac’s inheritance would not be compromised.