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The 'Tribe of Dan' () was one of the Tribes of Israel. At its height, the territory it occupied was the most northerly region occupied by the Israelite tribes, and was situated to the north of the Galilee, and west of the Jordan, stretching north as far as Laish, Dan's main city (which became known as ''Dan'' in consequence).
In the Biblical census of the Book of Numbers, the tribe of Dan is portrayed as the largest Israelite tribe.[1] Some textual scholars regard the census as being from the Priestly Source, dating it to around the 7th century BC, and more likely to reflect the biases of its authors, though this still implies that Dan was one of the largest tribes at a point fresh to the memories of the 7th century BC.[2][3] In the ''Blessing of Moses'', which some textual scholars regard as dating from only slightly earlier than the deuteronomist,[4] Dan is seemingly prophecied to ''leap from Bashan''; scholars are uncertain why this should be since the tribe are not recorded as having ever been resident in the Bashan plain, which lies to the east of the Jordan.[5]
According to the Torah, the tribe was founded by an individual, Dan a son of Jacob and Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant (Genesis 30:4) from whom it took its name.[6] Some Biblical scholars, however view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite confederation.[7] In the Biblical account, Dan is one of the two descendants of Bilhah, a ''handmaid'' of one of Jacob's wives (Rachel), the other child of Bilhah being Naphtali; scholars see this as indicating that the authors saw Dan and Naphtali as being not of entirely Israelite origin (hence descendants of ''handmaids'' rather than of full wives).[8] It is worth noting that the territory of the ''handmaid tribes'' happens to be the territory closest to the north and eastern borders of Canaan; they were the most exposed to Israel's immediate enemies - Assyria and Aram.[7]
The tribe of Dan is suspected by biblical scholars to have evolved from the ''Denyen'', one of the groups of Sea Peoples;[10] thus the reason that in the time period in which the Book of Judges is set, the Song of Deborah describes the tribe of Dan as residing ''in ships'', and another narrative in Judges describes the tribe as being without a fixed abode until conquering Laish. The Philistines are also regarded by scholars as having been one of the Sea Peoples, specifically the ''Peleset'', and so the particular enmity between the Philistines and Dan, as portrayed in the narrative of Samson, could simply be one in which each group views the other as traitors. In a similar vein to the etymological link between the term ''Philistine'' and the term ''Peleset'', ''Denyen'' is thought by scholars to be the origin of the name ''Dan'', the biblical etymology being a later guess at the name's origin.[11]
According to the biblical narrative, the tribe had originally tried to settle in the central coastal area of Palestine, but due to enmity with the Philistines who had already settled there, were only able to camp in the hill country overlooking the Sorek Valley, the camp location becoming known as ''Mahaneh Dan'' ("Camps of Dan").[12] The region they were trying to settle included the area as far north as Joppa, and extending south into the Shephelah in the area of Timnah; as a result, the modern state of Israel, as well as some zionists, refer to the region as Gush Dan (''the Dan area''). However, as a consequence of the pressure from the Philistines, the tribe abandoned hopes of settling near the central coast, instead migrating to the north of the country, and after conquering Laish, refounded it as their capital (renaming it ''Dan'').[13]
: '"Dan"' Dan's symbol is a scale representing justice. Dan was known as the tribe of great judges. The most famous was Samson.
As part of the Kingdom of Israel, the territory of Dan was conquered by the Assyrians, and exiled; the manner of their exile led to their further history being lost. In modern day Ethiopia, a country which was isolated from much of the world from the Muslim conquest of north Africa until the 19th century, are the Beta Israel, a group of Jews claiming to be descendants of the Tribe of Judah, through King Solomon and Makeba, Queen of Sheba and their son Menelek, the first Solomonic Emperor of Ethiopia. Reluctant to acknowledge the true status of the Beta Israel, an African people, Ashkanazi Jews claim that Ethiopian Jews may be from the tribe of Dan, although DNA evidence has proven otherwise, resulting in eventual Ethiopian aliyah via Operation Moses, Solomon and others. True descendants of the tribe of Dan have denied their place in biblical history, seeking instead to claim the rightful inheritance of others.
According to Book of Revelations 7:4-8, the tribe of Dan is the only original tribe of Israel which is not included in the list of tribes which are sealed. They were excluded specifically because of their practice of pagan "traditions," and thus were not worthy of the seal.
★ Dan (biblical figure)
★ Ten Lost Tribes
★ Eldad Ha-Dani
★ Dan (Liberian Tribe, West Africa)
★ Beta Israel
★ Danaus
1. Numbers 1:39
2. Richard Elliott Friedman, ''Who wrote the Bible?''
3. ''Jewish Encyclopedia'', ''Book of Numbers''
4. Richard Elliott Friedman, ''Who wrote the Bible?''
5. ''Jewish Encyclopedia'', ''Dan''
6. Genesis 30:4
7. ''Peake's commentary on the Bible''
8. ''Jewish Encyclopedia''
9. ''Peake's commentary on the Bible''
10. Yigael Yadin ''And Dan, Why Did He Remain in Ships''
11. ibid
12. Joshua 19
13. Judges 18
The 'Tribe of Dan' () was one of the Tribes of Israel. At its height, the territory it occupied was the most northerly region occupied by the Israelite tribes, and was situated to the north of the Galilee, and west of the Jordan, stretching north as far as Laish, Dan's main city (which became known as ''Dan'' in consequence).
In the Biblical census of the Book of Numbers, the tribe of Dan is portrayed as the largest Israelite tribe.[1] Some textual scholars regard the census as being from the Priestly Source, dating it to around the 7th century BC, and more likely to reflect the biases of its authors, though this still implies that Dan was one of the largest tribes at a point fresh to the memories of the 7th century BC.[2][3] In the ''Blessing of Moses'', which some textual scholars regard as dating from only slightly earlier than the deuteronomist,[4] Dan is seemingly prophecied to ''leap from Bashan''; scholars are uncertain why this should be since the tribe are not recorded as having ever been resident in the Bashan plain, which lies to the east of the Jordan.[5]
| Contents |
| Origin |
| Fate |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
Origin
According to the Torah, the tribe was founded by an individual, Dan a son of Jacob and Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant (Genesis 30:4) from whom it took its name.[6] Some Biblical scholars, however view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite confederation.[7] In the Biblical account, Dan is one of the two descendants of Bilhah, a ''handmaid'' of one of Jacob's wives (Rachel), the other child of Bilhah being Naphtali; scholars see this as indicating that the authors saw Dan and Naphtali as being not of entirely Israelite origin (hence descendants of ''handmaids'' rather than of full wives).[8] It is worth noting that the territory of the ''handmaid tribes'' happens to be the territory closest to the north and eastern borders of Canaan; they were the most exposed to Israel's immediate enemies - Assyria and Aram.[7]
The tribe of Dan is suspected by biblical scholars to have evolved from the ''Denyen'', one of the groups of Sea Peoples;[10] thus the reason that in the time period in which the Book of Judges is set, the Song of Deborah describes the tribe of Dan as residing ''in ships'', and another narrative in Judges describes the tribe as being without a fixed abode until conquering Laish. The Philistines are also regarded by scholars as having been one of the Sea Peoples, specifically the ''Peleset'', and so the particular enmity between the Philistines and Dan, as portrayed in the narrative of Samson, could simply be one in which each group views the other as traitors. In a similar vein to the etymological link between the term ''Philistine'' and the term ''Peleset'', ''Denyen'' is thought by scholars to be the origin of the name ''Dan'', the biblical etymology being a later guess at the name's origin.[11]
According to the biblical narrative, the tribe had originally tried to settle in the central coastal area of Palestine, but due to enmity with the Philistines who had already settled there, were only able to camp in the hill country overlooking the Sorek Valley, the camp location becoming known as ''Mahaneh Dan'' ("Camps of Dan").[12] The region they were trying to settle included the area as far north as Joppa, and extending south into the Shephelah in the area of Timnah; as a result, the modern state of Israel, as well as some zionists, refer to the region as Gush Dan (''the Dan area''). However, as a consequence of the pressure from the Philistines, the tribe abandoned hopes of settling near the central coast, instead migrating to the north of the country, and after conquering Laish, refounded it as their capital (renaming it ''Dan'').[13]
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: '"Dan"' Dan's symbol is a scale representing justice. Dan was known as the tribe of great judges. The most famous was Samson.
Fate
As part of the Kingdom of Israel, the territory of Dan was conquered by the Assyrians, and exiled; the manner of their exile led to their further history being lost. In modern day Ethiopia, a country which was isolated from much of the world from the Muslim conquest of north Africa until the 19th century, are the Beta Israel, a group of Jews claiming to be descendants of the Tribe of Judah, through King Solomon and Makeba, Queen of Sheba and their son Menelek, the first Solomonic Emperor of Ethiopia. Reluctant to acknowledge the true status of the Beta Israel, an African people, Ashkanazi Jews claim that Ethiopian Jews may be from the tribe of Dan, although DNA evidence has proven otherwise, resulting in eventual Ethiopian aliyah via Operation Moses, Solomon and others. True descendants of the tribe of Dan have denied their place in biblical history, seeking instead to claim the rightful inheritance of others.
According to Book of Revelations 7:4-8, the tribe of Dan is the only original tribe of Israel which is not included in the list of tribes which are sealed. They were excluded specifically because of their practice of pagan "traditions," and thus were not worthy of the seal.
See also
★ Dan (biblical figure)
★ Ten Lost Tribes
★ Eldad Ha-Dani
★ Dan (Liberian Tribe, West Africa)
★ Beta Israel
★ Danaus
References
1. Numbers 1:39
2. Richard Elliott Friedman, ''Who wrote the Bible?''
3. ''Jewish Encyclopedia'', ''Book of Numbers''
4. Richard Elliott Friedman, ''Who wrote the Bible?''
5. ''Jewish Encyclopedia'', ''Dan''
6. Genesis 30:4
7. ''Peake's commentary on the Bible''
8. ''Jewish Encyclopedia''
9. ''Peake's commentary on the Bible''
10. Yigael Yadin ''And Dan, Why Did He Remain in Ships''
11. ibid
12. Joshua 19
13. Judges 18
External links
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