Bible Person
Meaning: favored of God; love of God · Male · 2 cross references
Eldad is one of the seventy elders appointed under Moses who unexpectedly prophesies in the camp with Medad. He belongs to a key moment in the wilderness when God's Spirit is shown to overflow narrow expectations. First appears in Num 11:26.1
AI summary: Eldad matters because the cross references place him in a scene that broadens Israel's understanding of prophetic activity and divine gifting. His prophesying outside the expected location provokes concern, but Moses responds with remarkable generosity, wishing that all God's people might share such empowerment. Taken together, the material presents Eldad as an elder whose surprising prophetic role helps reveal the wideness of God's Spirit and the humility of faithful leadership.1
Central Figure
Eldad
Meaning: favored of God; love of God
Whom God has loved, one of the seventy elders whom Moses appointed (Num.
Whom God has loved, one of the seventy elders whom Moses appointed (Num. 11:26, 27) to administer justice among the people. He, with Medad, prophesied in the camp instead of going with the rest to the tabernacle, as Moses had commanded. This incident was announced to Moses by Joshua, who thought their conduct in this respect irregular. Moses replied, “Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lord’s people were prophets” (Num. 11:24-30; comp. Mark 9:38; Luke 9:49). 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.