A group of desert traders lead their camels past a small settlement of tents in a vast, sandy landscape during the late evening.

Clan or family line

The Leummim

A people descended from Dedan, in Abraham’s family through Keturah.

A people descended from Dedan, in Abraham’s family through Keturah. Scripture first names the group at Genesis 25:3.

The people in Scripture

A people descended from Dedan, in Abraham’s family through Keturah.

Biblical record

Their first recorded mention is Genesis 25:3. Later references on this page describe the group’s place, actions, or descendants as Scripture presents them.

Scripture names this people collectively but does not identify an individual member in the current records.