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The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
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God's Strategic Providence
Commentators explain that the final lot for Dan was not a mere afterthought. God strategically placed Dan, one of Israel's most numerous tribes, next to Judah on the dangerous Philistine frontier. This positioning of Israel's two strongest tribes demonstrates divine wisdom in guarding the nation where it was most vulnerable.
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19th Century
Anglican
The seventh lot ... of the children of Dan. —Dan was the most numerous tribe, next to Judah, in each census taken during the exodu…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[And] the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan Which was the last lot drawn, and which appointed an …
Presbyterian
Joshua waited until all the tribes were settled before he asked for any provision for himself. He was content to be unsettled until he saw them all…
