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- ↑ Brenton's Septuagint Translation: Isaiah 21
- ↑ Abarim Publications, The name Dedan in the Bible, accessed 7 April 2018
- ↑ Skinner, J., Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges on Isaiah 21, accessed 7 April 2018
