Creation & Patriarchs
Birth of Dan
Birth of Dan is dated ≈ 1925 BC in the Modern reckoning and 1755 BC in the Traditional. It is told in Genesis 30:6. Dan, Jacob (Israel), Bilhah are part of it.
Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.
- a Dan means He has judged or He has vindicated.
When did it happen?
- Modern reckoning
- ≈ 1925 BC (placed between the dated events around it)
- Traditional reckoning
- 1755 BC
Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.
Where is it in the Bible?
Who was there, and where?
Which verses connect to Genesis 30:6?
The strongest cross-references of the key verse, ranked by reader votes (OpenBible.info).
- Lamentations 3:596 votes
You have seen, O LORD, the wrong done to me; vindicate my cause!
- Psalm 35:245 votes
Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.
- Psalm 43:15 votes
Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
- Genesis 49:16–174 votes
Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel. 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.
- Genesis 29:32–353 votes
And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.” Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon. …
- Genesis 35:253 votes
The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.
Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.