Dedan (Bible)

Dedan has several different meanings in the Hebrew Bible. Dedan (now part of Al-'Ula, Saudi Arabia) was an oasis and city-state of north-western Arabia. The people of Dedan are called Dedanim or Dedanites. Dedan is also the name of the son of Raamah and the son of Jokshan.

The word Dedan (Hebrew: דְּדָן Dəḏān; Arabic: دودان/دادان Dudan, Dadan, Daedan in Brenton's Septuagint Translation) means "low ground".

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