Dedan

A man, in the time of the Patriarchs · Early Patriarch · named in 2 verses

the name means (Ezekiel 25:13), of uncertain derivation Strong's Lexicon

Dedan was a grandson of Abraham through Jokshan, born to Keturah.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Low ground. (1.) A son of Raamah (Gen. 10:7). His descendants are mentioned in Isa. 21:13, and Ezek. 27:15. They probably settled among the sons of Cush, on the north-west coast of the Persian Gulf.

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Jokshan

Children Asshurim, Letushim, Leummim

Siblings Sheba

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Genesis 25:3.

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Verses that name Dedan

Genesis 25:3 Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.
1 Chronicles 1:32 The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.