Reference: Medan

A son of Abraham and Keturah, Ge 25:2. He is supposed to have settled in Arabia, near Midian his brother.

contention, the third son of Abraham by Keturah (Ge 25:2).

("strife".) Ge 25:2. Son of Abraham and Keturah. Identified with Midian in Ge 37:28,36. The Keturahites early merged into the Ishmaelite tribes.

One of the sons of Abraham and Keturah (Ge 25:2 = 1Ch 1:32). The existence of such a tribe, however, is very doubtful. In Ge 37:36 'Medanites' is miswritten for Midianites (see Revised Version margin), and there is every likelihood that in the former passage 'Medan' is a doublet of 'Midian,' the next word in the verse. Medan is unknown elsewhere in the Bible, nor is it represented by the name of any people in any extra-Biblical document. To connect it with the name of an Arabian god Mad

Medan'

Son of Abraham and Keturah. Ge 25:2; 1Ch 1:32. His descendants have not been traced.

Me'dan

(contention), a son of Abraham and Keturah.

Ge 23:5; 1Ch 1:42