Start Personen Dedan Dedan is a name that appears several times in the Bible, both as a grandson of Cush through Raamah (Gen 10 :7) and as a grandson of Abraham through Keturah and her son Jokshan (Gen 25 :3). Dedan became the ancestor of an Arab people and trading nation who lived in the northwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula. The prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel mention Dedan in connection with trade and prophecies about judgment.
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Schlüsselereignisse In the genealogy of Noah's descendants, Dedan is mentioned as a son of Rama, who was a son of Cush. This links Dedan to the Hamitic peoples.
7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. hebr וּבְנֵ֣י כ֔וּשׁ סְבָא֙ וֽ͏ַחֲוִילָ֔ה וְסַבְתָּ֥ה וְרַעְמָ֖ה וְסַבְתְּכָ֑א וּבְנֵ֥י רַעְמָ֖ה שְׁבָ֥א וּדְדָֽן׃
Dedan is also mentioned as a son of Jokshan, who was a son of Abraham and his other wife Keturah. His sons were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.
3 Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan, and the sons of Dedan were the Asshurim, the Letushim, and the Leummim. hebr וְיָקְשָׁ֣ן יָלַ֔ד אֶת־שְׁבָ֖א וְאֶת־דְּדָ֑ן וּבְנֵ֣י דְדָ֔ן הָי֛וּ אַשּׁוּרִ֥ם וּלְטוּשִׁ֖ים וּלְאֻמִּֽים׃
32 Keturah, Abraham's concubine, bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan. hebr וּבְנֵ֨י קְטוּרָ֜ה פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁ אַבְרָהָ֗ם יָלְדָ֞ה אֶת־זִמְרָ֧ן וְיָקְשָׁ֛ן וּמְדָ֥ן וּמִדְיָ֖ן וְיִשְׁבָּ֣ק וְשׁ֑וּחַ וּבְנֵ֥י יָקְשָׁ֖ן שְׁבָ֥א וּדְדָֽן׃ ס
The prophet Isaiah mentions Dedan in a prophecy concerning Arabia, where caravans from Dedan must seek refuge in the forest due to coming destruction.
13 An oracle concerning Arabia: In the thickets of Arabia you must camp for the night, you caravans of Dedan. hebr מַשָּׂ֖א בַּעְרָ֑ב בַּיַּ֤עַר בַּעְרַב֙ תָּלִ֔ינוּ אֹֽרְח֖וֹת דְּדָנִֽים׃
14 Bring water to the thirsty, you who live in the land of Tema; meet the fugitive with bread. hebr לִקְרַ֥את צָמֵ֖א הֵתָ֣יוּ מָ֑יִם יֹשְׁבֵי֙ אֶ֣רֶץ תֵּימָ֔א בְּלַחְמ֖וֹ קִדְּמ֥וּ נֹדֵֽד׃
Jeremiah includes Dedan among the nations that will drink from the cup of the Lord's wrath and warns the people of Dedan to flee.
23 Dedan, Tema, Buz and all who clip the hair at their temples; hebr וְאֶת־דְּדָ֤ן וְאֶת־תֵּימָא֙ וְאֶת־בּ֔וּז וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־קְצוּצֵ֥י פֵאָֽה׃
8 Flee, turn back, hide deep down, you inhabitants of Dedan! For I am bringing disaster upon Esau, the time of his reckoning. hebr נֻ֤סוּ הָפְנוּ֙ הֶעְמִ֣יקוּ לָשֶׁ֔בֶת יֹשְׁבֵ֖י דְּדָ֑ן כִּ֣י אֵ֥יד עֵשָׂ֛ו הֵבֵ֥אתִי עָלָ֖יו עֵ֥ת פְּקַדְתִּֽיו׃
In Ezekiel's lament over Tyre, Dedan is described as a significant trading partner who dealt in saddle blankets and other goods.
15 The men of Dedan traded with you; many coastlands were your customers. They paid you with ivory tusks and ebony. hebr בְּנֵ֤י דְדָן֙ רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ אִיִּ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים סְחֹרַ֣ת יָדֵ֑ךְ קַרְנ֥וֹת שֵׁן֙ *והובנים **וְהָבְנִ֔ים הֵשִׁ֖יבוּ אֶשְׁכָּרֵֽךְ׃
20 Dedan traded with you in saddle blankets. hebr דְּדָן֙ רֹֽכַלְתֵּ֔ךְ בְבִגְדֵי־חֹ֖פֶשׁ לְרִכְבָּֽה׃
13 therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out my hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland; from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. hebr לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וְנָטִ֤תִי יָדִי֙ עַל־אֱד֔וֹם וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה אָדָ֣ם וּבְהֵמָ֑ה וּנְתַתִּ֤יהָ חָרְבָּה֙ מִתֵּימָ֔ן וּדְדָ֖נֶה בַּחֶ֥רֶב יִפֹּֽלוּ׃
In the prophecy concerning Gog from the land of Magog, Sheba and Dedan are mentioned among those who question Gog's invasion of Israel.
13 Sheba and Dedan, the merchants of Tarshish and all its leaders will say to you, "Have you come to seize spoil? Have you gathered your horde to carry off plunder, to make off with silver and gold, to take livestock and goods, to seize great spoil?" hebr שְׁבָ֡א וּ֠דְדָן וְסֹחֲרֵ֨י תַרְשִׁ֤ישׁ וְכָל־כְּפִרֶ֙יהָ֙ יֹאמְר֣וּ לְךָ֔ הֲלִשְׁלֹ֤ל שָׁלָל֙ אַתָּ֣ה בָ֔א הֲלָבֹ֥ז בַּ֖ז הִקְהַ֣לְתָּ קְהָלֶ֑ךָ לָשֵׂ֣את ׀ כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֗ב לָקַ֙חַת֙ מִקְנֶ֣ה וְקִנְיָ֔ן לִשְׁלֹ֖ל שָׁלָ֥ל גָּדֽוֹל׃ ס