Bible Person
Meaning: he that measures; water of love · Male · 2 cross references
Medad is one of the elders on whom the Spirit rests in the wilderness even though he remains in the camp rather than going out to the tent. He appears in a formative episode about divine freedom in distributing spiritual gift and authority. First appears in Num 11:26.1
AI summary: Medad matters because his cross references show the Spirit empowering him outside the expected setting, prompting Joshua's concern and Moses' generous response. The scene teaches that God's work is not controlled by narrow human ownership and that true leadership welcomes shared empowerment. Taken together, the material presents Medad as a memorable witness to the breadth of the Spirit's action among God's people.1
Central Figure
Medad
Meaning: he that measures; water of love
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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.