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.

[1] Erik J. Knudtzon: Assyrian prayers to the sun god , no 1, fasc. 4-5, rev. 9-10

[2] Samuel Bochart : Geographia sacra seu Phaleg et Chanaan. Frankfurt 1681

[3] J. Alberto Soggin: The Book of Genesis. Comment. Darmstadt 1997, p. 169.