Encyclopedia entry
Medad
Love, one of the elders nominated to assist Moses in the government of the people. He and Eldad “prophesied in the camp” (Num. 11:24-29).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(love). [Eldad AND MEDAD]
In the Bible
2
Verses where Medad is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Numbers 11:26
Two men, however, had remained in the camp—one named Eldad and the other Medad—and the Spirit rested on them. They were among those listed, but they had not gone out to the tent, and they prophesied in the camp.
- Numbers 11:27
A young man ran and reported to Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.”
Scripture on Medad
1
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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