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Medan
Holman Bible Dictionary
(mee' dan) Personal name meaning “judgment.” Third son of Abraham and Keturah (Genesis 25:2; 1 Chronicles 1:32 ) and ancestor of a little-known Arab tribe. The Medan should perhaps be identified with the Badan, a people conquered by Tiglath-pileser III of Assyria (732 B.C.). Others argue for textual corruption of the term Media.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Medan'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​m/medan.html. 1991.