Dedan
Dedan (son of Raamah)
Mentioned in 2227 BC traditional (Jones)
A son of Raamah (Gen. 10:7). His descendants are mentioned in Isa. 21:13, and Ezek. 27:15.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 14th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of the Flood to Abraham, 2348–1997 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Cush, Havilah, Raamah, Sabtah, Sabtecha, Seba, and Sheba.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 2252–2202 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
2 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Dedan 11 |
| KJV | Dedan 11 |
| ASV | Dedan 11 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 2 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Genesis1 verse
- 10:7
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
1 Chronicles1 verse
- 1:9
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
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.