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Dan (biblical figure)
Dan (דָּן "Judge", Standard Hebrew Dan, Tiberian Hebrew Dān) is one of the sons of Jacob and Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant (Genesis 30:4). He was the fifth son of Jacob. His name probably comes from Genesis 30:6 when Rachel states, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
Little else is known of Dan, except that he is the patriarch of the Tribe of Dan.
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