From Nave’s Topical Bible
Dan
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 30Passages listed
- 10Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- 1. Fifth son of Jacob and BilhahGenesis 30:6Genesis 35:25
- Descendants ofGenesis 46:23Numbers 26:42Numbers 26:43
- See Tribe of, below
- Blessed of JacobGenesis 49:16Genesis 49:17
- 2. TRIBE OF
- Census ofNumbers 1:39Numbers 26:42Numbers 26:43
- Inheritance of, according to the allotment of JoshuaJoshua 19:40–47
- Of EzekielEzekiel 48:1
- Position of, in journey and camp, during the exodusNumbers 2:25Numbers 2:31Numbers 10:25
- Blessed by MosesDeuteronomy 33:22
- Fail to conquer the AmoritesJudges 1:34Judges 1:35
- Conquests byJoshua 19:47Judges 18:27–29
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- Deborah rebukes, for their cowardiceJudges 5:17
- Idolatry ofJudges 18
- Commerce ofJudges 5:17Ezekiel 27:19
- See Israel, Tribes of
- 3. A city of the tribe of Dan
- Also called LAISH, and LESHEMGenesis 14:14Deuteronomy 34:1Judges 20:1Jeremiah 8:16
- Captured by the people of DanJoshua 19:47
- Idolatry established atJudges 181 Kings 12:281 Kings 12:29Amos 8:14
- Capture by Ben-hadad1 Kings 15:202 Chronicles 16:4
The passages, in Bible order (30)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Genesis 14:14
And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan.
Commentary on Genesis 14:141 voice
"When Abraham learned of this, he counted his servants born in the house" and with 318 men won a victory and liberated his nephew. This shows that the separation had taken place in friendship, since Abraham's love for his nephew was so great that he was willing to confront even the dangers of war on his behalf. What does it mean "he counted"? It means he "chose." So too what Jesus said in the Gospel refers not only to the knowledge of God but also to the grace of the just: "Even the hairs on your head are all counted."
Ambrose of Milan· On Abraham, 397Patristic
- 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.
Commentary on Genesis 30:62 voices
(Chapter XXX.—Verses 5 and 6) And Bala conceived and bore a son to Jacob: and Rachel said: The Lord judged me, and heard my voice, and gave me a son: therefore she called his name Dan. She expressed the reason for the name, that because the Lord had judged her, a son of the handmaid, she would give the name of judgment: Dan, indeed, is interpreted as judgment.
Jerome· Hebrew Questions on Genesis, 420Patristic
And Rachel said,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Genesis 35:25
The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.
- Genesis 46:23
The son of Dan: Hushim.
Commentary on Genesis 46:231 voice
And the sons of Dan, Hushim. He had but one son, wherefore the plural is put for the singular, see Gen 46:7; Aben Ezra thinks he had two sons, and that one of them was dead, and therefore not mentioned; but the other way best accounts for the expression; though, as Schmidt observes, the plural may be indefinitely put, and the sense be this, as for the sons of Dan, there was only one, whose name was Hushim. Dan was a son of Jacob by Bilhah, Rachel's maid, as the following was another.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Genesis 49:16
Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
Commentary on Genesis 49:162 voices
(Verses 16 and following.) And he shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. Let Dan be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward: thy salvation, O Lord, I will wait for.
Jerome· Hebrew Questions on Genesis, 420Patristic
Dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 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.
Commentary on Genesis 49:172 voices
(Verses 16 and following.) And he shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. Let Dan be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward: thy salvation, O Lord, I will wait for.
Jerome· Hebrew Questions on Genesis, 420Patristic
Therefore, when we are going well on the road, let us beware that a snake does not hide in the path and overthrow the footprint of the horse, that is, of our body, and suddenly cast down the sleeping rider. For if we are watchful, we ought to be somewhat cautious and to avoid the bites of the serpent.
Ambrose of Milan· On the Blessings of the Patriarchs, 397Patristic
- Numbers 1:39
those registered to the tribe of Dan numbered 62,700.
Commentary on Numbers 1:391 voice
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. 62,700 men. See Gill on Num 1:20.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Numbers 2:25
On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard:
Commentary on Numbers 2:251 voice
The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies,.... To the left of the tabernacle as encamped, and so was the left wing of the grand army; it consisted of the tribes of Dan, Asher, and Naphtali, in which were several divisions and companies, whose camp also the Targum of Jonathan says reached four miles.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Numbers 2:31
The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”
Commentary on Numbers 2:311 voice
All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred,.... 157,600 men.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Numbers 10:25
Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.
Commentary on Numbers 10:251 voice
And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Numbers 26:42
These were the descendants of Dan by their clans: The Shuhamite clan from Shuham. These were the clans of Dan.
Commentary on Numbers 26:421 voice
These are the sons of Dan, after their families,.... Though he had but one son, the plural being put for the singular; or by sons are meant his posterity; his son's name was Shuham, and by transposition Hushim, in Gen 46:23 from him was the family of the Shulamite; and yet, though but one, consisted of 64,400 men; there was an increase of 1700 in this tribe.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Numbers 26:43
All of them were Shuhamite clans, and their registration numbered 64,400.
- Deuteronomy 33:22
Concerning Dan he said: “Dan is a lion’s cub, leaping out of Bashan.”
Commentary on Deuteronomy 33:221 voice
Moses blessed this tribe, saying: Dan is a lion's cub that shall leap forth from Bashan (Deut. XXXII, 22), that is, from confusion. Hence, according to the Greek translation, we should understand that Dan himself became a serpent sitting on the way. Dan means judgement. And therefore, this tribe underwent a grave risk of judgement, as the serpent, Antichrist, slipped in and wounded it with his venoms.
Ambrose of Milan· On the Blessings of the Patriarchs, Chapter VII, 397Patristic
- Deuteronomy 34:1
Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan,
Commentary on Deuteronomy 34:11 voice
And Moses went up from the plains of Moab,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Joshua 19:40–47
The seventh lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Dan:
Commentary on Joshua 19:40–471 voice
And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan,.... Which was the last lot drawn, and which appointed an inheritance to this tribe: according to their families; the number of them.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Joshua 19:47
(Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)
Commentary on Joshua 19:471 voice
And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
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