Genesis 49:16
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 49
“Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.”Genesis 49:16
What Does Genesis 49:16 Mean?
Genesis 49:16 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 49, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Genesis 49:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 33:22“And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.”Genesis 30:6“And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.”Genesis 46:23“And the sons of Dan; Hushim.”Numbers 1:38“Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”Numbers 10:25“And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.”Judges 13:2“And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.”Judges 13:24“And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.”Judges 15:20“And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.”Judges 18:1“In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.”Judges 18:26“And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.”
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