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Dan in Wikipedia

According to the Book of Genesis, Dan (Hebrew: דָּן, Standard Dan Tiberian Dān; "judgement" or "he judged") was the fifth[citation needed] son of Jacob with Bilhah. He was Bilhah's first son. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Dan.[1] In the biblical account, Dan's mother is described as Rachel's handmaid, who becomes one of Jacob's ...

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Dan in Naves Topical Bible

1. Fifth son of Jacob and Bilhah Ge 30:6; 35:25 Descendants of Ge 46:23; Nu 26:42,43 See TRIBE OF, below Blessed of Jacob Ge 49:16,17 -2. TRIBE OF Census of Nu 1:39; 26:42,43 Inheritance of, according to the allotment of Joshua Jos 19:40-47 Of Ezekiel Eze 48:1 Position of, in journey and camp, during the exodus Nu 2:25,31; 10:25 Ble...

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Dan in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(a judge). 1. The fifth son of Jacob, and the first of Bilhah, Rachel's maid. Ge 30:6 (B.C. after 1753.) The origin of the name is given in the exclamation of Rachel. The records of Dan are unusually meagre. Only one son is attributed to him, Ge 46:23 but his tribe was, with the exception of Judah, the most numerous of all. In the division of...

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Dan in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("judge".) Jacob's fourth son, Bilhah's (maid of Rachel) first (Genesis 30:6), own brother to Naphtali. The female corresponding name is Dinah ("judgment".) Rachel's exclamation originated the name, "God hath judged me," i.e. vindicated my cause by giving me a son. Jacob on his deathbed said, "Dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes o...

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Dan in Hitchcock's Bible Names

judgment; he that judges...

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Dan in Easton's Bible Dictionary

a judge. (1.) The fifth son of Jacob. His mother was Bilhah, Rachel's maid (Gen. 30:6, "God hath judged me", Heb. dananni). The blessing pronounced on him by his father was, "Dan shall judge his people" (49:16), probably in allusion to the judgeship of Samson, who was of the tribe of Dan. The tribe of Dan had their place in the march throu...

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Dan in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

(dan, "judge"; Dan). 1. Name: The fifth of Jacob's sons, the first borne to him by Bilhah, the maid of Rachel, to whom, as the child of her slave, he legally belonged. At his birth Rachel, whose barrenness had been a sore trial to her, exclaimed "God hath judged me .... and hath given me a son," so she called his name Dan, i.e. "judge" ...

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