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Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)/Mede

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508489Easton's Bible Dictionary — MedeMatthew George Easton

Mede: (Heb. Madai), a Median or inhabitant of Media (Daniel 11:1). In Genesis 10:2 the Hebrew word occurs in the list of the sons of Japheth. But probably this is an ethnic and not a personal name, and denotes simply the Medes as descended from Japheth.