Old Testament
Dedan
A descendant of Cush and Abraham, representing a nomadic tribe and region in the Arabian Peninsula.
Dedan appears in the Table of Nations as a son of Raamah, son of Cush, and is also listed as a descendant of Abraham through Keturah. The name refers to both an individual patriarch and the subsequent tribe or region known for trade and caravan routes. Scripture associates Dedan with commercial influence in the ancient Near East and as a participant in the prophetic judgments against nations.
In the text
- Verses
- 11
- Books
- 5
- First appears
- Genesis 10:7
- Last appears
- Ezekiel 38:13
Where Dedan appears
11 verses · 9 chaptersIn the same books
- Ephah5 versesA son of Midian and grandson of Abraham through Keturah, representing a tribe of the Midianite people.
- Haran18 versesThe son of Terah and father of Lot, who died in Ur of the Chaldeans before his family migrated to Canaan.
- Lud6 versesA son of Shem and the progenitor of a nation often associated with mercenary soldiers in the ancient world.
- Bilhah11 versesRachel's handmaid who became a concubine to Jacob and the mother of his sons Dan and Naphtali.
- Ham11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became the ancestor of various nations.
- Japheth11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became a patriarch of the nations.
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