A dictionary of the . wilderness. Num. 11: 26, 27. MEDAN {contention), one of thesons of Abraham by Keturah. Gen. 25:2; 1 Chr. 1:32. MEDEBA {waters of quiet), oneof the most ancient cities of Moab,first mentioned with Heshbon andDibon in the antique poem quoted inNum. 21: 30. It was afterward takenby the Israelites and allotted to the tribeof Reuben. Josh. 13 : 16. The Ammon-ites were in possession of it during thereign of David, and there Joab gainedhis great victory over the combinedhordes with their 32,000 chariots fromMesopotamia, Syria, Maacah, Zobah,and the whole region between t
A dictionary of the . wilderness. Num. 11: 26, 27. MEDAN {contention), one of thesons of Abraham by Keturah. Gen. 25:2; 1 Chr. 1:32. MEDEBA {waters of quiet), oneof the most ancient cities of Moab,first mentioned with Heshbon andDibon in the antique poem quoted inNum. 21: 30. It was afterward takenby the Israelites and allotted to the tribeof Reuben. Josh. 13 : 16. The Ammon-ites were in possession of it during thereign of David, and there Joab gainedhis great victory over the combinedhordes with their 32,000 chariots fromMesopotamia, Syria, Maacah, Zobah,and the whole region between the Jor-dan and the Euphrates. 1 Chr. 19 : the time of Isaiah it had again re-verted to Moab. Isa. 15 : 2. After thereturn from the Captivity it was alter-nately in the possession of the Jews andof the Gentiles. John Maccabseus wasslain there, and his death was bloodilyavenged by his brothers. The city after-ward surrendered to Hyrcanus after a sixmonths seige. During the Christianperiod it was the seat of a Euined Columns at Medeba. (After Tristram.) Situation and Present Appearance.—The site of Medeba is 8 miles south-south-west of Heshbon, and 14 miles east ofthe Dead Sea, on the top of a hill, around555 MED MED which the old city extended a consider-able distance into the plain. On thesouthern side of the town lies a largepool 36ft feet square. On the easternand northern sides are other smallerpools. All three are now dry. Thesetanks may explain the name Medeba, waters of quiet. The ruins of a largetemple exist, of which two columns arestanding. The access to the city on theeast was by a paved road leading througha massive gateway. Within is a largesquare 280 paces long and 240 paceswide. The eastern extent of the cityis over 1000 yards. Around the city,ruined villages lie thick in all direc-tions, but most of them are very small. MEDIA. Name.—The name is thesame as Madai, middle land, one ofJapheths sons. Gen. 10 : 2. The Hebrewword thus translated M
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