Topic
Medan
4 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 25:2Easton · ISBE · Nave Son of Abraham and Keturah
And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
- 1 Chronicles 1:32ISBE · Nave Son of Abraham and Keturah
¶ 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.
- Genesis 23:5Smith
And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
- 1 Chronicles 1:42Smith
The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Contention, the third son of Abraham by Keturah (Gen. 25:2).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
me'-dan (medhan, "strife"): One of the sons of Abraham by Keturah (Ge 25:2; 1Ch 1:32). The tribe and its place remain unidentified, and the conjecture that the name may be connected with the Midianites is unlikely from the fact that in the list of the sons of Abraham and Keturah Midian is mentioned alongside of Medan.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.