The word Dedan means "low ground". The people are called Dedanim or Dedanites. In the Bible, it can refer to either: * A son of Raamah (Genesis 10:7). His descendants are mentioned in Isaiah 21:13 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, Abraham's son by Keturah (1 Chronicles 1:32). His descendants settled on the Syrian borders about the territory of Edom. They probably led a pastoral life. * a city of Arabia, modern Al-'Ula.
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