Medan (son of Abraham/Brahma):The early Medes
There is also another "Haran" in India-today's state of Haryana. It is the region where Brahma decided to stop making idols and worship only one God and become A-Brahma.
According to the Bible, Medan also spelt Madan was the third son of Abraham, the patriarch of the Israelite's, and Keturah whom he wed after the death of Sarah(Saraswati).
Descendants
Indo-Aryans
Persians
Historically, the Medanites dwelt alongside the Mitanni and they formed a kingdom in the 10th and 9th centuries BC. It is for this reason that historians call the Mitanni(Sanskrit speakers) the "early Medes.
Indo-Aryans
Persians
Historically, the Medanites dwelt alongside the Mitanni and they formed a kingdom in the 10th and 9th centuries BC. It is for this reason that historians call the Mitanni(Sanskrit speakers) the "early Medes.
Regarding the physical type of the Medes, all historians mention that the earliest tribes of the Medians(Sons of Madan) "belonged to the Aryan stock"and as such were an Indo-European people and that they formed a ruling class over the descendants of Madai(Hurrians).This Mede ruling class called themselves Arioi or Arii meaning Aryan.
Excellent article! In my studies I also identify the sons of Medan and the Mittani with the Indo-Aryans, and the Midianites with Iranians.
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