Bible Strands
Dan
the name means judge Strong's Lexicon
Dan was the fifth son of Jacob and the founder of the Israelite tribe bearing his name.
From 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.
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
Family
Children
Hushim
Siblings
Asher, Benjamin, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Naphtali, Gad, Issachar, Zebulun, Dinah, Joseph
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Genesis 30:6.
Verses that name Dan
- Genesis 30:6 Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.
- Genesis 35:25 The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.
- Genesis 46:23 The son of Dan: Hushim.
- Genesis 49:16 Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
- Genesis 49:17 He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.
- 1 Chronicles 2:2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.