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The sonsוּבְנֵיof Dan:דָןHushim.חֻשִׁים
Genesis 46:23
Study it in the app“The sons of Dan: Hushim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 46:23, word by word
- The sonsבְנֵיvene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” appears- of Danדָןdan
Dan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appears- Hushimחֻשִׁיםchushim
Hushim
Hushim, the name of a son of Dan, of a Benjaminite, and of a Benjaminite woman.
Where else “chushim” 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
22These are the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob; all the persons were fourteen.
23 · This verse (above)
24The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
To study Genesis 46 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim say to Israel at Beersheba, and what happened when he met Joseph (vv. 2-4, 29)?
2. What it means
Why does Elohim say to him, “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt” (v. 3)?
3. How I live it
What change that frightens you can you place in Elohim’s hands today?