Dan (son of Jacob)

Dan
Dan
דָּן
	Painting by Francisco de Zurbarán (from Jacob and his twelve sons, c. 1640–45)
Pronunciation	Dan
Spouse	Aphlaleth
Children	Hushim (son)
Parents	Jacob (father); Bilhah (mother);
Relatives	Reuben (half brother); Simeon (half brother); Levi (half brother); Judah (half brother); Naphtali (brother); Gad (half brother); Asher (half brother); Issachar (half brother); Zebulun (half brother); Dinah (half sister); Joseph (half brother); Benjamin (half brother)

According to the Book of Genesis, Dan (Hebrew: דָּן, Dān, "judgment" or "he judged")^[2] was the first of the two sons of Jacob and Bilhah^[3] (Jacob's fifth son). His mother, Bilhah, was Rachel's handmaid, who becomes one of Jacob's concubines (Book of Genesis, Genesis 35:22). In the Biblical account, he is the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Dan. He was the father of Hushim, according to Gen 46:23. Samson was a descendant of Dan.

^ Genesis 46:23
^ What's in a Name? 25 Jewish Stories (in German, French, and English). Biel: Jewish Museum of Switzerland. 2022. ISBN 978-3-907262-34-4.
^ Genesis 30:3–4