Eldaah (אֶלְדָּעָה) likely derives from El (God) and daa/yada (to know, to call). Possible meanings: "God has called," "God knows," or "God of knowledge." It appears in Genesis 25:4 and 1 Chronicles 1:33 as a son of Midian, grandson of Abraham through Keturah.
Eldaah descends from Abraham through Keturah, representing the broader Abrahamic family that spread across Arabia. This genealogy reminds us that God's covenant with Abraham had implications far beyond Isaac and Jacob — Abraham was to be the father of many nations (Genesis 17:5). The Midianites intersected powerfully with Israel: Moses' father-in-law Jethro was a Midianite priest (Exodus 3:1). Divine knowledge (daat) is one of God's chief attributes — the all-knowing God governs all families and nations.