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'''Dan''' was the fifth son of [[Jacob]] and first of [[Bilhah]], the maidservant of [[Rachel]]. His story is recorded in the [[Bible]] in the book of [[Genesis]]. He was named by Rachel and called Dan, meaning "judge" because, as she said "God has judged my case; and He has also heard my voice and given me a son." (Genesis 30:6).  Dan was blessed at the end of Jacob's life and alloted a share in the [[Twelve Tribes of Israel]]. (Genesis 49:16-18)

'''Dan''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''דּן''', ''Dān''; "judged"), (b. 2249 AM or 1755 BC), was the fifth son of [[Jacob]] and first son of [[Bilhah]]. He is the ancestor of the Tribe of [[Dan (tribe)|Dan]], one of the [[Twelve Tribes of Israel]].

 

Possibly in the early fall of 2248 AM (1756 BC), Rachel protested to Jacob concerning her lack of children. She told Jacob that if he didn't "give" her children, she would die. Jacob retorted in anger that he did not stand in the place of [[God]], Who alone decided questions of that sort. So Rachel offered her handmaid, Bilhah, as her surrogate.

 

Dan was born in the next summer, and Rachel said, "God has judged me, and heard my voice, and given me a son." ({{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=30|verses=1-6}}, {{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=35|verses=25}})

 

Dan's place in the birth order of the sons of Jacob, and the placement of the birth of [[Joseph]] in the fourteenth year of the service of Jacob to [[Laban]], implies the year and season of Dan's birth.<ref name=Jones>Jones, Floyd N. ''The Chronology of the Old Testament''. Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2004, p. 278.</ref>

 

In 2298 AM (1706 BC), Dan came to [[Egypt]] permanently, having visited Egypt twice before to buy grain during the famine of 2296-2302 AM (1708-1701 BC). He was 49 years old at the time and had one named son, [[Hushim]]. ({{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=46|verses=23}})

 

 

 

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