Rachel named him Dan, for she said, “God has vindicated me! He has heard my request and given me a son.”
Bilhah became pregnant and presented him with a son.
Then Bilhah became pregnant again and gave Jacob a second son.
The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, were Dan and Naphtali.
The son of Dan was Hushim.
Declare me not guilty, O Lord my God, for you give justice. Don’t let my enemies laugh about me in my troubles.
Declare me innocent, O God! Defend me against these ungodly people. Rescue me from these unjust liars.
So I bought the loincloth as the Lord directed me, and I put it on.
“I will scatter you like chaff that is blown away by the desert winds.
You have seen the wrong they have done to me, Lord. Be my judge, and prove me right.
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And the tribes of Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali must stand on Mount Ebal to proclaim a curse.
Moses said this about the tribe of Dan: “Dan is a lion’s cub, leaping out from Bashan.”