Eldad

"Whom God has loved." One of the seventy elders whom Moses appointed1 to administer justice among the people. He, with Medad, prophesied in the camp instead of going with the rest to the tabernacle, as Moses had commanded. This incident was announced to Moses by Joshua, who thought their conduct in this respect irregular. Moses replied, "Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lord's people were prophets."

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References

Notes

  1. Num. 11:26, 27.

Sources

  • Easton, M.G. (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary. New York: Harper & Brothers.
  • Num. 11:24–30; comp. Mark 9:38; Luke 9:49.

This article incorporates text from Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) by M.G. Easton, which is in the public domain.