Dedan

Dee´duhn

The city and kingdom of the Dedanites, an Arabian people of unclear origin (Gen 10:6-7; Gen 25:1-3). Al-‘Ula, an oasis about fifty miles southwest of Tema, was central to Dedan’s far-reaching commercial activities, which included trade with Tyre (Ezek 27:20). The prophets denounced Dedan (Isa 21:13; Jer 25:23; Jer 49:8; Ezek 25:13).