Bible Dictionary · M
Madai
Middle land, the third “son” of Japheth (Gen 10:2), the name by which the Medes are known on the Assyrian monuments.
Named in the Bible
2 verses
- Genesis 10:2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
- 1 Chronicles 1:5 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.