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Dedan

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(low). (1) Grandson of Cush (Gen. 10:7⁷And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. (Genesis 10:7)). (2) Son of Jokshan (Gen. 25:3³And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. (Genesis 25:3)). Both founders of Arabian or Idumean tribes (Isa. 21:13¹³The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim. (Isaiah 21:13); Ezek. 38:13¹³Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil? (Ezekiel 38:13)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Son of Raamah, son of Cush. His descendants are supposed to have located themselves on the Persian Gulf (Gen. 10:7⁷And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. (Genesis 10:7); 1 Chron. 1:9⁹And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. (1 Chronicles 1:9)).

2. Descendant of Abraham and Keturah, probably inhabiting the borders of Idumma (Gen. 25:3³And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. (Genesis 25:3); 1 Chron. 1:32³²Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan. (1 Chronicles 1:32)).

3. District mentioned in Jeremiah 25:23²³Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners, (Jeremiah 25:23); Jeremiah 49:8⁸Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him. (Jeremiah 49:8) and Ezekiel 25:13¹³Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword. (Ezekiel 25:13). It is more than once in these prophecies associated with Edom, so that it was probably connected with the descendants of Abraham.

4. In Ezekiel 27:15,20¹⁵The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony. (Ezekiel 27:15)
²⁰Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots. (Ezekiel 27:20); Ezekiel 38:13¹³Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil? (Ezekiel 38:13) apparently another place of the same name is referred to, which probably alludes to the district where the descendants of Cush settled.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1719 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Ddan

Phonic:

ded-awn’

Meaning:

or (prolonged) Ddaneh (Ezek. 25:13) {deh-daw'- neh}; of uncertain derivation; Dedan, the name of two Cushites and of their territory

KJV Usage:

Dedan

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

their love: their moving: their proceeding, with locative ending occurs only in Ez. 25:13

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Progress; increase; low country:―the name of two Cushites, Gen. 10:7. {Progressus}