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The name is associated with the idea of contention or strife, which may reflect the nature of relationships or events surrounding this lineage.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Medan is mentioned in the genealogies of the descendants of Abraham. After the death of Sarah, Abraham married Keturah, and Medan was one of their six sons. The descendants of Medan, along with those of his brothers, are believed to have settled in the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding regions. This reflects the broader narrative of the spread of Abraham's descendants and their influence in the ancient Near East.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>the same as <a href="/hebrew/4066.htm">madon</a>, q.v.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>strife (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>discord, strife <p>A form of <a href="/hebrew/4066.htm">madown</a> -- discord, strife. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/4066.htm">madown</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>מְ֝דָנִ֗ים מְדָנִ֑ים מדנים mə·ḏā·nîm medaNim məḏānîm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/proverbs/6-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 6:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שָׁ֑קֶר וּמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַ <b> מְ֝דָנִ֗ים </b> בֵּ֣ין אַחִֽים׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And one who spreads <span class="itali">strife</span> among<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and he that soweth <span class="itali">discord</span> among brethren.<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/6-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A false spreads <span class="itali">strife</span> among brothers<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/10-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 10:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שִׂ֭נְאָה תְּעוֹרֵ֣ר <b> מְדָנִ֑ים </b> וְעַ֥ל כָּל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> stirs <span class="itali">up strife,</span> But love<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> stirreth up <span class="itali">strifes:</span> but love<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Hatred stirs <span class="itali">strife</span> and all<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4090.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4090.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4090<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/medanim_4090.htm">mə·ḏā·nîm — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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