Bible Characters & Character Studies
Dedan
First appears at Genesis 10:7
First named in Scripture at Genesis 10:7 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
low ground. (1.) A son of Raamah (Genesis 10:7). His descendants are mentioned in Isaiah 21:13, and Ezekiel 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 (1 Chronicles 1:32). His descendants settled on the Syrian borders about the territory of Edom. They probably led a pastoral life.
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