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They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel: however the name of the city was Laish at the first.
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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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19th Century
Anglican
They called the name of the city Dan. —Just as the Messenians changed the name Zankle into Messene.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they called the name of the city Dan The name of their tribe, and to show that though they were at the furthest …
Presbyterian
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…
