Dedanites
E882101
The Dedanites were an ancient people associated with the oasis city of Dedan in northwestern Arabia, known from biblical and Near Eastern historical references as traders and caravan intermediaries.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient people
ⓘ
tribal group ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Dedan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommodity |
incense trade (inferred)
ⓘ
spice trade (inferred) ⓘ |
| associatedWithRoute | Incense Route (broadly) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Dedan oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultureArea | North Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
caravan people
ⓘ
merchant people ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
caravan trade
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ |
| ethnicNameDerivedFrom | city of Dedan ⓘ |
| ethnonymOf | people of Dedan ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRole |
intermediaries between Arabia and Levant
ⓘ
intermediaries between Arabia and Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Hebrew Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Near Eastern historical references ⓘ |
| languageFamily | North Arabian (assumed) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northwestern Arabia
ⓘ
oasis city of Dedan ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Ezekiel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Isaiah NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Jeremiah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborOf |
Edomites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nabataeans (later period in same region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| religion | West Semitic polytheism (inferred) ⓘ |
| role |
caravan intermediaries
ⓘ
traders ⓘ |
| sourceType |
ancient Near Eastern records
ⓘ
biblical texts ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork |
Arabian trade routes
ⓘ
overland caravan routes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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