Lux Domini

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

Judges

2 chapter s · 5 verse mentions

2 Samuel

3 chapter s · 5 verse mentions

1 Kings

3 chapter s · 4 verse mentions

2 Chronicles

2 chapter s · 2 verse mentions

Jeremiah

2 chapter s · 2 verse mentions

Genesis

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

1 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

2 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Ezekiel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Amos

1 chapter · 1 verse mention