Dan (biblical figure)
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Dan (Hebrew: דָּן, Standard Dan Tiberian Dān; "Judge") is one of the sons of Jacob and Bilhah, Rachel's servant.[Genesis 30:3–4] He was Jacob's fifth son, and Bilhah's first. According to Genesis 30:6, his name comes from Rachel's statement, on the occasion of his birth, "God has judged me ("dananni"), and has also heard my voice, and given me a son: therefore she named him Dan."[Genesis 30:6]
Little else is known of Dan, except that he is the patriarch of the Tribe of Dan.
| '''Sons of Jacob by wife in order of birth (D = Daughter) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| '''Leah | Reuben (1) | Simeon (2) | Levi (3) | Judah (4) | Issachar (9) | Zebulun (10) | Dinah (D) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| '''Rachel | Joseph (11) | Benjamin (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| '''Bilhah (Rachel's servant) | Dan (5) | Naphtali (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| '''Zilpah (Leah's servant) | Gad (7) | Asher (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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