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Dedanim
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
or The descendants of the Arabian Dedan, spoken of (Isaiah 21:13) as engaged in commerce. Dedan is first mentioned (Genesis 10:7; 1 Chronicles 1:9) as a son of Raamah, son of Cush, and again (Genesis 25:3; 1 Chronicles 1:32) as a son of Jokshan, son of Keturah. Dedan is found in Jeremiah 49:8, where Edomitish settlers seem to be referred to, as "Dedan" occurs in the prophecy against Edom; again in 25:23, with Tema and Buz; in Ezekiel 25:13, with Teman, in the prophecy against Edom; and in Isaiah 21:13 ("The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye traveling companies of Dedanim"). As a Keturean tribe Dedan seems to have occupied a position in northwest Arabia. Regarding the reference to Dedan in Ezekiel 27:15,20, which points to South Arabia, Gesenius and Winer suggest that the Keturean Dedan intermarried with the Cushite branch, and this theory of mixed descent gains weight from the fact that in each case the brother of Dedan is mentioned as Sheba. Thus the name of Dedan may apply to one tribe.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Dedanim'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/d/dedanim.html. 1901.
