Deu 33:22 | TNotes | STEP | 33:22 Dan was the elder of two sons of Jacob by Rachel’s servant Bilhah (Gen 30:5-6 ). The name means “he judged.” The tribe of Dan was originally given territory between Judah and the Mediterranean. However, because of fierce hostility in that region, they were unable to settle there (Josh 19:40-48 ). The tribe then moved to the far north, destroyed the people who lived there, and settled in their place near Mount Hermon, north of the Sea of Galilee and adjacent to Bashan. The historical record doesn’t mention Dan’s staging area from which an attack was made against Laish, but the phrase leaping out from Bashan might suggest that Dan would attack from Bashan (Judg 18:27-28 ; see Gen 49:16-17 ).

bGen 30:5-6►

cJosh 19:40-48►

dJudg 18:27-28►

eGen 49:16-17►

‏ Deuteronomy 33:22

33:22 ^a Dan was the elder of two sons of Jacob by Rachel’s servant Bilhah (Gen 30:5-6 ^b). The name means “he judged.” The tribe of Dan was originally given territory between Judah and the Mediterranean. However, because of fierce hostility in that region, they were unable to settle there (Josh 19:40-48 ^c). The tribe then moved to the far north, destroyed the people who lived there, and settled in their place near Mount Hermon, north of the Sea of Galilee and adjacent to Bashan. The historical record doesn’t mention Dan’s staging area from which an attack was made against Laish, but the phrase leaping out from Bashan might suggest that Dan would attack from Bashan (Judg 18:27-28 ^d; see Gen 49:16-17 ^e).