The meaning of “מֵידָד”
Understanding Mêydâd reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Medad. - § Medad = "love" - Medad, an Israelite 1) one of the 70 elders to whom was communicated the prophetic power of ...
מֵידָד
Medad. - § Medad = "love" - Medad, an Israelite 1) one of the 70 elders to whom was communicated the prophetic power of Moses and who prophesied in the camp of the Israelites in the wilderness
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 11:26 | “But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.” Word: מֵידָד (Mêydâd) | |
| Numbers 11:27 | “And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.” Word: מֵידָד (Mêydâd) |