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Strong H4091מְדָן

Medan

Transliteration
medân
Pronunciation
med-awn'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

The same as H4090; {Medan} a son of Abraham: - Medan.

Meaning of the name

Medan = "contention"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.2;
son of: Abraham (H85) and Keturah (H6989);
half-brother of: Ishmael (H3458) and Isaac (H3327);
brother of: Zimran (H2175), Jokshan (H3370), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744); also called Mede frequently

In the biblical story

Medan

Son of Abraham and Keturah.

Medan was a son of Abraham and his concubine Keturah (Gen.25.2; 1Ch.1.32).

In the Bible

Strong H4091 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • medan2

First verses

  1. Genesis 25:2
    And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:32
    Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.
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