Bible Dictionary
Dodanim
The Dodanim were a people descended from Javan, son of Japheth. The name may refer to the Dardani, though the parallel reading “Rodanim” has led others to identify them with the Rhodians.
Definition
The Dodanim were a people descended from Javan, son of Japheth. The name is associated either with the Dardani or, in a parallel reading, with the Rhodians.
Biblical Usage
Dodanim appear in the genealogical table of the nations in Genesis and Chronicles.
Historical Background
One identification places them among the Dardani of Illyricum and Troy. The reading “Rodanim,” supported by the Septuagint and Samaritan Pentateuch, identifies them with the inhabitants of Rhodes.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Leaders, a race descended from Javan (Gen. 10:4). They are known in profane history as the Dardani, originally inhabiting Illyricum. They were a semi-Pelasgic race, and in the ethnographical table (Gen. 10) they are grouped with the Chittim (q.v.). In 1 Chr. 1:7, they are called Rodanim. The LXX. and the Samaritan Version also read Rhodii, whence some have concluded that the Rhodians, the inhabitants of the island of Rhodes, are meant.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(leaders), (Genesis 10:4; 1 Chronicles 1:7) a family or race descended from Javan, the son of Japhet. (Genesis 10:4; 1 Chronicles 1:7) Dodanim is regarded as identical with the Dardani, who were found in historical times in Illyricum and Troy.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>do'-da-nim (dodhanim, "leaders"): In Ge 10:4, the son of Javan, the son of Japheth. This would place the Dodanim among the Ioninns. The parallel passage 1Ch 1:7, with the Septuagint and Samaritan Pentateuch, has, however, "Rodanim," which is probably the true reading. This identifies the people with the Rhodians (compare on Eze 27:15 under DEDAN).</p>