Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Dedan?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Al Khuraybah.

First appears in Isaiah 21:13 · 3 books · 6 chapters

Overview

A rose, an island to the south of the western extremity of Asia Minor, between Coos and Patara, about 46 miles long and 18 miles broad. Modern identification: Al Khuraybah.

Dedan is represented in the local geography layer as Al Khuraybah. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Isaiah 21:13 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 7 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Mount Sinai

About 442 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Dedan today

Travel to Dedan, the modern-day Al Khuraybah.

Dedan is commonly identified with Al Khuraybah, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Dedan is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Al Khuraybah

26.650°N · 37.917°E

Key passages

Appears in

Ezekiel

3 chapters · 4 verse mentions

Jeremiah

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions

Isaiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention