Dated back to the end of the 2nd millennium BCE, Medyan is known for being the place where the Prophet Moses sought refuge after fleeing from Egypt. There he met the Prophet Jethro who recognized in Moses a pure soul and gave him one of his daughters. Moses then lived for ten years with his wife "Zipporah" and father-in-law in Medyan before returning to Egypt to free its people from the Pharaoh Ramses II.