Dictionaries :: Dedan

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Dedan:

low ground. (1.) A son of Raamah (Gen 10:7). His descendants are mentioned in Isa 21:13, and Eze 27:15. They probably settled among the sons of Cush, on the north-west coast of the Persian Gulf.

(2.) A son of Jokshan, Abraham's son by Keturah (1Ch 1:32). His descendants settled on the Syrian borders about the territory of Edom. They probably led a pastoral life.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Dedan:

their breasts; friendship; a judge

Nave's Topical Bible

Dedan: 1. Son of Raamah

Gen 10:7; 1Ch 1:9

Dedan: 2. Son of Jokshan

Gen 25:3; 1Ch 1:32

Dedan: 3. A Country

Probably bordering on Edom,

Jer 49:8; Eze 25:13; 27:15, 20; 38:13.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Dedan:

(low country).

(1.) The name of a son of Raamah, son of Cush (Genesis 10:7; 1 Chronicles 1:9).

(2.) A son of Jokshan, son of Keturah (Genesis 25:3; 1 Chronicles 1:32). (B.C. after 1988)