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Dan (Hebrew: דן) is an ancient city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, described as the northernmost city of the Kingdom of Israel, [1] and belonging to the tribe of Dan, its namesake. It was later the site of a royal sanctuary built by Jeroboam.
8 cze 2019 · Summary. Important archaeological discoveries at Tell Den shed light on the Israelite Kingdom, especially during the 10 th and 9 th centuries BC. They attest to the fact that the ancient city of Dan was an important center in Israel’s history and affirm biblical details from the site.
The mound of the biblical city of Dan is located at the foot of Mount Hermon in the northeast of the country. The fertility of the area around Dan is mentioned in the Bible: For we have seen the Land, and behold, it is very good. (Judges 18:9) The site extends over an area of 200 dunams (50 acres).
11 cze 2024 · Dan was a frontier city which protected the northern flank of the Kingdom (years later Jeremiah warned “…Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land”). Kings Omri (882 BC) and Ahab (855-850) reinforced the northern cities, such as Hazor which was doubled in size and new walls were added.
DAN (CITY) (Heb. דָּנ׃֙), a city of the northern extremity of ancient Israel, situated on the S base of Mount Hermon close to one of the tributaries of the Jordan River, the Nahr Leddan. It was commonly used as a symbol of the extent of Israelite territory in the phrase, “from Dan to Beer-sheba” (Judg 20:1, et al.).
The city of Dan in the Biblical period. According to Biran, the city of Laish was conquered in 1200 BCE. The evidence from the 12th century BCE point to a sharp change in the material culture. Deep silo pits and only local ceramic finds, mainly storage vessels, were discovered from this phase.
DAN (Heb. דָּן). (1) Biblical city in the Ḥuleh Valley near the sources of the Jordan. It was originally called Laish and was dominated by the Phoenicians of Sidon (Judg. 18:7, 27ff.).
