Medan [61518]

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According to the Bible, Medan (Hebrew: "contention; to twist, conflict"); also spelt Madan[1] was the third son of Abraham , the patriarch of the Israelites , and Keturah whom he wed after the death of Sarah . [2][3] Medan had five brothers, Zimran , Jokshan , Midian , Ishbak , and Shuah .[4]

Josephus tells us that "Abraham contrived to settle them in colonies; and they took possession of Troglodytis and the country of Arabia the Happy, as far as it reaches to the Red Sea."[5] Abraham, in all probability, tried to keep them apart from Isaac to avoid conflict while fulfilling God's commission to spread out and inhabit the globe.[6][7][8] Little else is know about him. [9]
There is no known connection to the Madan people of Iran and Iraq.
References
1. ^ Josephus , Flavious, Antiquities, 1.15.1
2. ^ Genesis 25:2-6
3. ^ 1Chronicles 1:32
4. ^ Genesis 25:1-6
5. ^ Josephus, Flavious, Antiquities, 1.15.1
6. ^ Genesis 1:27,28
7. ^ Genesis 9:1
8. ^ Josephus, Flavious, Antiquities, 1.4.1-3
9. ^ Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Volume 1, Review and Herald Publishing Association (Washington, D.C., USA), 1953, p.367