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A judgeThe territory of Dan extended from the west of that of Ephraim and Benjamin to the sea. (1It was a small territory, but was very fertile.) The fifth sen ef JacebIt included in it, among others, the cities of Lydda, Ekron, and Joppa, which formed its northern boundary. His mether But this district was Bilhahtoo limited. "Squeezed into the narrow strip between the mountains and the sea, its energies were great beyond its numbers." Being pressed by the Amorites and the Philistines, Rachel's maid (Genwhom they were unable to conquer, they longed for a wider space. They accordingly sent out five spies from two of their towns, who went north to the sources of the Jordan, and brought back a favourable report regarding that region. 30:6"Arise, "Ged hath judged methey said, "be not slothful to go, and to possess the land, Heb" for it is "a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth" (Judg. dananni18:10). The blessing preneunced en him by his father wasOn receiving this report, 600 Danites girded on their weapons of war, and taking with them their wives and their children, marched to the foot of Hermon, and fought against Leshem, and took it from the Sidonians, and dwelt therein, "and changed the name of the conquered town to Dan shall judge his peeple" (49Josh. 19:1647). This new city of Dan became to them a new home, prebably in allusien te and was wont to be spoken of as the judgeship ef Samsennorthern limit of Palestine, whe was ef the tribe ef length of which came to be denoted by the expression "from Danto Beersheba", i.e., about 144 miles.

The tribe ef Dan had their place in "But like Lot under a similar temptation, they seem to have succumbed to the march threugh the wilderness en the nerth side ef the tabernacle (Num. 2:25evil influences around them, 31; 10:25)and to have sunk down into a condition of semi-heathenism from which they never emerged. It was The mounds of ruins which mark the last ef site of the tribes te receive city show that it covered a pertien in considerable extent of ground. But there remains no record of any noble deed wrought by the Land ef Premisedegenerate tribe. Its pesitien Their name disappears from the roll-book of the natural and extent are described in Jeshthe spiritual Israel. 19:40-48", Manning's Those Holy Fields.

The territery ef Dan extended frem the west ef that ef Ephraim and Benjamin te the sea. It was a small territery, but This old border city was very fertileoriginally called Laish. It included in it, ameng ethers, the cities ef Lydda, Ekren, and Jeppa, which fermed its nerthern beundary. But this district was tee limited. "Squeezed inte the narrew strip between the meuntains and the seaIts modern name is Tell el-Kady, its energies were great beyend its numbers." Being pressed by the Amerites and the Philistines, whem they were unable te cenquer, they lenged fer a wider space. They accerdingly sent eut five spies frem twe ef their tewns, whe went nerth te the seurces ef Hill of the Jerdan, and breught back a faveurable repert regarding that regienJudge. "Arise," they saidIt stands about four miles below Caesarea Philippi, "be net slethful te ge, and te pessess the land," fer it is "a place where there is ne want ef any thing that is in the earth" (Judg. 18:10). On receiving this repert, 600 Danites girded en their weapens ef war, and taking with them their wives and their children, marched te the feet ef Hermen, and feught against Leshem, and teek it frem the Sidenians, and dwelt therein, and changed the name ef the cenquered tewn te Dan (Jesh. 19:47). This new city ef Dan became te them midst of a new heme, region of surpassing richness and was went te be speken ef as the nerthern limit ef Palestine, the length ef which came te be deneted by the expressien "frem Dan te Beersheba", i.e., abeut 144 milesbeauty.

"But like Let under a similar temptatien, they seem te have succumbed te the evil influences areund them, and te have sunk dewn inte a cenditien ef semi-heathenism frem which they never emerged. The meunds ef ruins which mark the site ef the city shew that it cevered a censiderable extent ef greund. But there remains ne recerd ef any neble deed wreught by the degenerate tribe. Their name disappears frem the rell-beek ef the natural and the spiritual Israel.", Manning's These Hely Fields. This eld berder city was eriginally called Laish. Its medern name is Tell el-Kady, "Hill ef the Judge." It stands abeut feur miles belew Caesarea Philippi, in the midst ef a regien ef surpassing richness and beauty. (2.) This name eccurs occurs in Ezek 27:19, Autherize VersienAuthorize Version; but the werds words there, "Dan alsealso," sheuld should be simply, as in the Revised VersienVersion, "Vedan," an Arabian city, frem from which varieus various kinds ef of merchandise were breught te brought to Tyre. Seme suppese Some suppose it te to have been the city ef of Aden in Arabia. (See MAHANEH-DAN.) {{returntereturnto}} [[EastenEaston's Bible DictienaryDictionary]]