Dan Jaan
/dan-JAY-an/
“The judge will afflict: the judge is greedy”
Summary
A place in northern Palestine visited by Joab during David's census of Israel, lying on the route between Gilead and Sidon; possibly the city Dan or the region around it.
☩Location
When David commanded Joab to number Israel, Joab and his captains traveled from Gilead toward Sidon, visiting Dan-jaan along the route. The place lies in the north of Palestine. Some identify it with ruins at Danian (33°5' N, 35°8' E). The Septuagint and Vulgate read 'Dan in the wood' (Dan-jaar), corresponding to the country about Tel-el-Kady; the Dan forming the northern bound of Israel at the sources of the Jordan is probably meant.
Key verses:2 Samuel 24:6
References
- 1.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Dan-jaan," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).
- 2.George Morrish, "Dan-jaan," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).