Lexical Definition

‎אֶלְדָּד‎ ʼEldâd (el-dad') Eldad ^N:N-M-P
from ‎אֵל‎ and ‎דּוֹד‎; God has loved

Eldad.

• § Eldad = "God has loved"
• Eldad, an Israelite

1) one of the two elders who prophesied in the Israelite camp

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.11.26

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אֶלְדָּד‎ proper name, masculine (God has loved, compare Sabean ‎ורראל‎ DHM^{ZMG 1883. 15}; see also ‎יְדִידְיָה‎) one of the elders Num 11:26; Num 11:27 probably = ‎אֱלִידָד‎ Num 34:21 where called a prince of Benjamin. — On proper names with ‎אֵל‎ compare those with ‎אָב‎ & ‎אָח‎, & especially Nö^l.c.,, & (Sabean) DHM^{Epigr. Denkm. 88}.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Prophet who prophesied in the Israelite camp

Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Eldad was a prophet who prophesied in the Israelite camp during the time of Moses.

• A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.11.26;
• only referred to as Eldad אֶלְדָּד.

Eldad is mentioned in Numbers 11:26-27 as one of the seventy elders chosen by Moses to share the burden of leadership. When the Spirit rested upon the elders, they prophesied. However, Eldad and another man named Medad were not with the others at the tent of meeting but prophesied in the camp. Joshua urged Moses to stop them, but Moses replied that he wished all the Lord's people were prophets. This incident highlights the unexpected and widespread nature of the Spirit's work.

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