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Eldad

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(loved of God). One of the seventy assistants of Moses (Num. 11:16,26-29¹⁶And the Lord said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee. (Numbers 11:16)
²⁶But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp. ²⁷And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp. ²⁸And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them. ²⁹And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them! (Numbers 11:26‑29)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

One of the seventy elders, who, with Medad, received the spirit of prophecy (Num. 11:26-27²⁶But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp. ²⁷And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp. (Numbers 11:26‑27)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

419 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

’Eldad

Phonic:

el-dad’

Meaning:

from 410 and 1730; God has loved; Eldad, an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Eldad

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

God has loved

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

The love of God; God loves:―one of the seventy elders of Moses [THEOPHILUS], Num. 11:26. {Amor Dei}