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Raama
Son of Cush and grandson of Ham in the Table of Nations, father of Sheba and Dedan, whose descendants were known as Arabian traders.
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Raama (also spelled Raamah) is listed in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 as a son of Cush and grandson of Ham, and the same genealogy appears in 1 Chronicles 1. He is identified as the father of Sheba and Dedan, two names associated with southern and eastern trading peoples in the ancient world. In Ezekiel 27 the merchants of Sheba and Raamah are named as traders who brought spices, precious stones, and gold to the markets of , suggesting that these peoples were associated in the biblical world with the luxury caravan trade of Arabia.
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