Biblical place
Where was Dan?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Dan.
First appears in Genesis 14:14 · 12 books · 19 chapters
Overview
Woodland Dan, a place probably somewhere in the direction of Dan, near the sources of the Jordan (2 Sam. 24:6). The LXX. and the Vulgate read “Dan-ja’ar”, i. e., “Dan in the forest. ”. Modern identification: Tel Dan.
Dan is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Dan. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 14:14 and is mentioned across 12 books, with 25 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Key passages
Appears in
2 chapter s · 5 verse mentions
3 chapter s · 5 verse mentions
3 chapter s · 4 verse mentions
2 chapter s · 2 verse mentions
2 chapter s · 2 verse mentions
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention