Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Dedan

Name meaningtheir breasts; friendship; a judge

1.

Low ground.

2.

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

3.

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

Dedan in Nave’s Topical Bible9 references, arranged by theme

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