DEDAN; DEDANITESde'-dan, de'dan-its (the King James Version Dedanim, ded'-a-nim; dedhan, "low," dedhanim): An Arabian people named in Genesis 10:7 as descended from Cush; in Genesis 25:3 as descended from Keturah. Evidently, they were, like the related Sheba (Sabaeans), of mixed race (compare Genesis 10:7, 28). In Isaiah 21:13 allusion is made to the "carava... View Details
MIDIAN; MIDIANITESmid'-i-an, mid'-i-an-its (midhyan, midhyanim; Madiam, Madienaioi):1. The See d of Abraham to the Time of the Judges:Midian was a son of Abraham by his concubine Keturah. To him were born 5 sons, Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah (Genesis 25:2, 4 1 Chronicles 1:32 f). Bearing gifts from Abraham, he and his brothers, each with his own ho... View Details
SHEBA (1)she'-ba (shebha'; Saba):(1) Sheba and Dedan are the two sons of Raamah son of Cush (Genesis 10:7).(2) Sheba and Dedan are the two sons of Jokshan the son of Abraham and Keturah (Genesis 25:3).(3) Sheba is a son of Joktan son of Eber who was a descendant of Shem (Genesis 10:28).From the above statements it would appear that Sheba was the name of an A... View Details
The father of the Jewish nation. His original name was Abraham Abraham father of a multitude, son of Terah, named ( Genesis 11:27 ) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises. Till the age of seventy, Abram sojourned among his kindred in his native country of Chaldea. He then, with his father and his family and household, quitted the city of Ur, in which he had hitherto... View Details
Zimran (vine-dressers; celebrated) One of the sons of Abraham by Keturah (Genesis 252)
a son of Abraham and Keturah
Jokshan snarer, the second son of Abraham and Keturah ( Genesis 25:2 Genesis 25:3 ; 1 Chronicles 1:32 ). These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.