GENESIS—NOTE ON Genesis 49:16 Jacob sees in Dan and his descendants both positive and negative qualities. Their snakelike behavior is later seen in their assault on the unsuspecting inhabitants of Laish (Judges 18:1). Dan shall judge. The name “Dan” is a play on the Hebrew word “judge” (see Genesis 30:6). I wait for your salvation, O LORD. Jacob’s pronouncements are interrupted here by a brief prayer that shows his concern for his descendants. Without divine help they will not survive.

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