Rodanim (ISBE)

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rod´a - nim : The reading of Massoretic Text in 1 Chronicles 1:7 for the DODANIM (which see) of Genesis 10:4 , corresponding to the Ῥόδιοι , Rhódioi of the Septuagint in both passages. The Rodanim are generally identified as inhabitants of the island of RHODES (which see), well known to the ancient Phoenicians (Homer's Iliad).