And the sons of Dan; Hushim.

GENESIS 46:23KJV
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Genesis 46:23 (KJV)

What does Genesis 46:23 mean?

Genesis 46:23 states that the sons of Dan were Hushim. This verse is part of a list naming the descendants of Jacob (also called Israel) who went with him to Egypt during a time of famine.

In this section of Genesis, the story describes Jacob and his family moving to Egypt to join Joseph. The verse specifically notes that Dan, one of Jacob’s twelve sons, had a son named Hushim. This brief mention helps account for all the family members who formed the tribes of Israel, showing the origins of the tribe of Dan.

Where else these words appear

“Hushim” Hebrew H2366 · used in 4 verses

  • 1 Chronicles 7:12 Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher.
  • 1 Chronicles 8:8 And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.
  • 1 Chronicles 8:11 And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.

“Dan” Hebrew H1835 · used in 64 verses

  • Genesis 14:14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
  • Deuteronomy 33:22 And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
  • 2 Samuel 17:11 Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.