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Dan

Son of Jacob and founder of the Israelite Tribe of Dan

Instance of: human biblical figure

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According to the Book of Genesis, Dan was Jacob's fifth son and the first of the two sons of Jacob and Bilhah. His mother, Bilhah, was Rachel's handmaid, who became one of Jacob's concubines. In the biblical narrative, he is the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Dan. He was the father of Hushim, according to Genesis 46:23, and Samson was a descendant of Dan.

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Father: Jacob
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Mother: Bilhah
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Sex or gender: male
Present in work: Genesis 30
Genesis 35
Genesis 46
Sibling: Dinah
Joseph
Levi
Judah
Benjamin
Naphtali
Simeon
Zebulun
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Reuben
Gad
Issachar
Child: Hushim
Birthplace: Carrhae
Place of death: Egypt
Different from: Dan

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