Bible Person
Meaning: their breasts; friendship; a judge · Male · 2 cross references
This Dedan entry refers to the son of Jokshan and grandson of Abraham through Keturah, not to the Dedan in Genesis 10. He belongs to the wider Abrahamic family network extending beyond the covenant line of Isaac. First appears in Gen 25:3.1
AI summary: This Dedan matters because the cross references place him within the broader fruitfulness of Abraham's house, showing that Abraham's descendants spread into many peoples and regions beyond Israel. His line helps populate the wider historical world related to Abraham at a distance. Taken together, the material presents this Dedan as a Keturah-line descendant whose place broadens the map of Abraham's family.1
Central Figure
Dedan
Meaning: their breasts; friendship; a judge
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.