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Asserting Tribal Identity
Commentators explain that by renaming the city "Dan," the tribe was asserting its identity and belonging to Israel, even though they were now geographically isolated from their original territory. It was a public declaration that they were still sons of their ancestor, Dan, and part of the larger nation.
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Charles Ellicott
On Judges 18:29
19th Century
Bishop
They called the name of the city Dan. —Just as the Messenians changed the name Zankle into Messene.
John Gill
On Judges 18:29
17th Century
Pastor
And they called the name of the city Dan
The name of their tribe, and to show that though they were at the furthest …
Matthew Henry
On Judges 18:1–31
17th Century
Minister
The Danites determined to take Micah's gods with them. Oh, the folly of these Danites! How could they imagine those gods would protect them, when t…