Madai (Bible)
Madai ( Hebrew מָדַי, ancient Greek Μαδαι ) was a son of Jafet according to Gen 10.2 EU , his brothers were Gomer , Magog , Jawan , Tubal , Meschech and Tiras .
He was the progenitor of the Madai people, who lived “at midnight”, that is, north of Israel. Madai is usually equated with the people of the Medes (Assyrian Madā).
literature
- E. Dhorme: Les Peuples issus de Japhet d'après le chapitre X de la Genèse. In: Syria 13/1, 1932, 28-49.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Erik J. Knudtzon: Assyrian prayers to the sun god , no 1, fasc. 4-5, rev. 9-10
- ^ Samuel Bochart : Geographia sacra seu Phaleg et Chanaan. Frankfurt 1681
- ^ J. Alberto Soggin: The Book of Genesis. Comment. Darmstadt 1997, p. 169.