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Dodanim

Holman Bible Dictionary

(doh' dah nihm) Great grandson of Noah and son of Javan in the table of nations (Genesis 10:4 ). In 1 Chronicles 1:7 the name is Rodanim. Early copyists made the easy confusion between Hebrew “r” and “d.” If Rodanim is correct, the reference may be to inhabitants of Rhodes. If Dodanim is original, the identification of the people is not simple. It could refer to a land of Danuna known from the Amarna letters. This was apparently north of Tyre. A people with a similar name were among the Sea People who fought with Rameses III. Homer says Danaeans besieged Troy. Sargon II describes Yadanana who lived on Cyprus. Despite specific information, they were apparently from the Greek area and may have been Greek-speaking.