Dan

Hebrew origin

Dan is Jacob's son through Bilhah; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him to govern his people and likens him to a snake that bites the horse's hock.

Family

Parents

Jacob

Yahweh names Jacob with Abraham and Isaac when he tells Moses to lead Israel to …

Bilhah

Bilhah is Rachel's slave-girl and Jacob's concubine, mother of Dan and Naphtali;…

Siblings

Reuben

Reuben is Jacob and Leah's firstborn; in Genesis 49 Jacob declares he will not b…

Simeon

Simeon is Jacob and Leah's second son; in Genesis 49 Jacob pairs him with Levi f…

Levi

Levi is Jacob and Leah's third son; Genesis 49 pairs him with Simeon for rage an…

Judah

Judah is Jacob and Leah's fourth son; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him as a lion'…

Naphtali

Naphtali is Jacob's son through Bilhah; in Genesis 49 Jacob likens him to a swif…

Gad

Gad is Jacob's son through Zilpah; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him as one who wi…

Asher

Asher is Jacob's son through Zilpah; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him with rich f…

Issachar

Issachar is Jacob and Leah's fifth son; in Genesis 49 Jacob likens him to a stro…

Zebulun

Zebulun is Jacob and Leah's sixth son; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him to live b…

Dinah

Dinah is Jacob and Leah's daughter; Genesis 34 recounts her violation by Shechem…

Joseph

Joseph put Israel under oath to take his bones from Egypt; in Exodus 13 Moses ta…

Benjamin

Benjamin is Jacob and Rachel's youngest son; in Genesis 49 Jacob likens him to a…

Esau

Esau is Isaac's firstborn twin, also called Edom and ancestor of the Edomites; G…

Genesis 30:5
and Bilhah conceived and gave birth to a son by Jacob.
Genesis 30:6
Then Rachel said, 'God has done me justice; yes, he has heard my prayer and given me a son.' Accordingly she named him Dan.
Genesis 46:23
The sons of Dan: Hushim.
Genesis 49:16
Dan will govern his people like any other of the tribes of Israel.
Genesis 49:17
May Dan be a snake on the road, a viper on the path, who bites the horse on the hock so that its rider falls off backwards!