Biblical Persons & Places
Dedan
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7;
only referred to as Dedan (רֹדָן);
son of Raamah;
a brother of Sheba.
Dedan
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.3;
only referred to as Dedan (רֹדָן);
son of Jokshan;
a brother of Sheba;
father of Asshurim, Letushim and Leummim.
Dedan
Dedan
A location first mentioned at Jer.25.23;
referred to as Dedan (דְּדָן), or Dedanite (דְּדָנִי).
Strong's Definition
Dedan, the name of two Cushites and of their territory
Derivation: or (prolonged) דְּדָנֶה; (Ezekiel 25:13), of uncertain derivation;
KJV Usage: Dedan.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Dedan = "low country"
n pr m
1) the son of Raamah and grandson of Cush. A son of Jokshan and grandson of Keturah
n pr loc
2) a place in south Arabia
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
דְּדָנֶה / דְּדָן
dedân / dedâneh
BDB Definition:
Dedan = low country
1) the son of Raamah and grandson of Cush. A son of Jokshan and grandson of Keturah (noun proper masculine)
2) a place in south Arabia (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
Total KJV Occurrences: 11