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Danדָּןand Naphtali,וְנַפְתָּלִיGadגָּדand Asher.וְאָשֵׁר
Exodus 1:4
Study it in the app“Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.”
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Exodus 1:4, word by word
- Danדָּןdan
Dan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appears- and Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaftali
Naphtali
Naphtali, a son of Jacob and Bilhah; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name sounds like "wrestle".
Where else “naftali” appears- Gadגָּדgad
Gad
Gad, (1) a son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the tribe that came from him with its land; (2) the prophet who was with David. The name means "good fortune".
Where else “gad” appears- and Asherאָשֵׁרasher
Asher
Asher, a son of Jacob and Zilpah; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name sounds like "happy".
Where else “asher” appears
Places in this verse
Dan
Today: Tel Dan nature reserve, northern Israel
A city at the far north of Israel, at the foot of Mount Hermon.
The tribe of Dan took the city and gave it their name (Judg 18:29). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
4 · This verse (above)
5All the persons who came out of the thigh of Jacob were seventy persons; and Joseph was in Egypt.