he that measures; water of love
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
MEDAD.See Eldad.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
Me'dad. Eldad and Medad. (love). See Eldad.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
mē?dad (מידד, mēdhādh, ?affectionate?): One of the 70 elders on whom the spirit of the Lord came in the days of Moses enabling them to prophesy. Medad and one other, Eldad, began to prophesy in the camp, away from the other elders who had assembled at the door of the tabernacle to hear God's message. Joshua suggested that Eldad and Medad be stopped, but Moses interceded on their behalf, saying, ?Would that all Yahweh's people were prophets!? (Num_11:26-29). The subject-matter of their prophecy has been variously supplied by tradition. Compare the Palestine Targums at the place, the apocalyptic Book of Eldad and Modad, and Ba‛al ha-ṭūrı̄m (ad loc.).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
Me?dad and El?dad, two of the seventy elders who were nominated to assist Moses in the government of the people, but who remained in the camp, probably as modestly deeming themselves unfit for the office, when the others presented themselves at the Tabernacle. The Divine spirit, however, rested on them even there, 'and they prophesied in the camp' (Num_11:24-29). The Targum of Jonathan alleges that these two men were brothers of Moses and Aaron by the mother's side.
The Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
by John Kitto.
Medad
(Hebrews Meydad', מֵידָד, low; Sept. Μωδάδ), a person mentioned in connection with Eidad, as two of the seventy elders who were nominated to assist Moses in the government of the people, but who remained in the camp, probably as modestly deeming themselves unfit for the office, when the others presented themselves at the tabernacle. The divine Spirit, however, rested on them even there, and they prophesied in the camp (Num_11:24-29). The Targum of Jonathan alleges that these two men were brothers of Moses and Aaron by the mother's side, being sons of Jochebed and Elizaphan. BC. 1657. SEE ELDAD.
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.