 The word Dedan ( Dəḏān ) ( Dudan, Dadan, Daedan in Brenton's Septuagint Translation Brenton's Septuagint Translation: Isaiah 21) means "low ground". The people  are called Dedanim or Dedanites.  In the Hebrew Bible, the name Dedan is assigned to two different men: A son of Raamah (Genesis 10:7). His descendants are mentioned in Isaiah 21:13, Ezekiel 25:13 and Ezekiel 27:15. They probably settled among the sons of Cush, on the north-west coast of the present Persian Gulf. A son of Jokshan, son of Abraham and his concubine Keturah (Genesis 25:3, 1 Chronicles 1:32). His descendants settled on the Syrian borders about the territory of Edom. They probably led a pastoral life. Dedan or Lihyan is also the name of a city (state)of north-western Arabia, modern Al-'Ula. Isaiah 21:13 and Ezekiel 27 :  15 identify the Dedanim or Dedanites as a trading people.Cambridge Biblefor Schools and Colleges on Isaiah 21 , accessed 7 April 2018   In Ezekiel 38:13, Dedan is joined with Sheba and "Tarshish and all her strong lions": all these nations joining together to inquire of the advancing armies of Gog: "Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder?" In the ruins of the old city there are inscriptions that indicate the Dedanites were preceded by a Minean settlement. The Mineans established a center at this desert oasis in order to protect the incense trade . Etymology The first Dedan is a son of Raamah, son of Cush, son of Ham, son of Noah (Genesis 10:7). The second Dedan is a son of Jokshan. This Dedan is the ancestor of the Asshurim, the Letushim and the Leummim (Genesis 25:3).%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% The name Dedan comes possibly from the Hebrew noun (dd), meaning breast or nipple, or the Hebrew verb (dada), meaning move slowly, lead slowly (Psalm 42:5, Isaiah 38:15).Abarim Publications, The name Dedan in the Bible, accessed 7 April 2018 It may be connected with (dwd) the root for beloved (aunt, uncle, even the name David). Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names goes with (dada) and reads Leading Forward, i.e. great increase of family. The NOBS Study Bible Name List reads Low, for no discernible reason. BDB Theological Dictionary does not translate .
Dedan was an oasis and city-state of north-western Arabia, now al-'Ula. The word Dedan ( Dəḏān ; Dudan, Dadan, Daedan in Brenton's Septuagint Translation Brenton's Septuagint Translation: Isaiah 21) means "low ground". The people of Dedan are called Dedanim or Dedanites. Men named Dedan In the Hebrew Bible, the name Dedan is assigned to two different men: A son of Raamah (Genesis 10:7). His descendants are mentioned in Isaiah 21:13, Ezekiel 25:13 and Ezekiel 27:15. They probably settled among the sons of Cush, on the north-west coast of the present Persian Gulf. A son of Jokshan, son of Abraham and his concubine Keturah (Genesis 25:3, 1 Chronicles 1:32). His descendants settled on the Syrian borders about the territory of Edom. They probably led a pastoral life. The name Dedan comes possibly from the Hebrew noun (dd), meaning breast or nipple, or the Hebrew verb (dada), meaning move slowly, lead slowly (Psalm 42 : 5, Isaiah 38: 15 ).Abarim Publications, The name Dedan in the Bible , accessed 7 April 2018 It may be connected with (dwd) the root for beloved (aunt, uncle, even the name David). Isaiah 21:13 and Ezekiel 27:15 identify the Dedanim or Dedanites as a trading people.Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges on Isaiah 21, accessed 7 April 2018 In Ezekiel 38:13, Dedan is joined with Sheba and "Tarshish and all her strong lions": all these nations joining together to inquire of the advancing armies of Gog: "Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder?" In the ruins of the old city there are inscriptions that indicate the Dedanites were preceded by a Minean settlement. The Mineans established a center at this desert oasis in order to protect the incense trade %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% .
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The name Dedan comes possibly from the Hebrew noun (dd), meaning breast or nipple, or the Hebrew verb (dada), meaning move slowly, lead slowly (Psalm 42:5, Isaiah 38:15).Abarim Publications, The name Dedan in the Bible, accessed 7 April 2018 It may be connected with (dwd) the root for beloved (aunt, uncle, even the name David).
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Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names goes with (dada) and reads Leading Forward, i.e. great increase of family. The NOBS Study Bible Name List reads Low, for no discernible reason. BDB Theological Dictionary does not translate