Verse 6

Then Rachel said,“God has vindicated me. He has responded to my prayer and given me a son.” That is why she named him Dan.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 35:24 : 24 Vindicate me by your justice, O LORD my God! Do not let them gloat over me!
  • Ps 43:1 : 1 Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!
  • Lam 3:59 : 59 You have seen the wrong done to me, O LORD; pronounce judgment on my behalf!
  • Gen 49:16-17 : 16 Dan will judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel. 17 May Dan be a snake beside the road, a viper by the path, that bites the heels of the horse so that its rider falls backward.
  • Deut 33:22 : 22 Blessing on Dan Of Dan he said: Dan is a lion’s cub; he will leap forth from Bashan.
  • Gen 29:32-35 : 32 So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said,“The LORD has looked with pity on my oppressed condition. Surely my husband will love me now.” 33 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“Because the LORD heard that I was unloved, he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon. 34 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“Now this time my husband will show me affection, because I have given birth to three sons for him.” That is why he was named Levi. 35 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“This time I will praise the LORD.”That is why she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.
  • Gen 35:25 : 25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, were Dan and Naphtali.
  • Gen 46:23 : 23 The son of Dan: Hushim.
  • Jer 13:2 : 2 So I bought the shorts in keeping with the LORD’s instructions and put them on.
  • Jer 13:24 : 24 “The LORD says,‘That is why I will scatter your people like chaff that is blown away by a desert wind.
  • Jer 15:14-20 : 14 I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you know nothing about. For my anger is like a fire that will burn against you.” 15 I said,“LORD, you know how I suffer. Take thought of me and care for me. Pay back for me those who have been persecuting me. Do not be so patient with them that you allow them to kill me. Be mindful of how I have put up with their insults for your sake. 16 As your words came to me I drank them in, and they filled my heart with joy and happiness because I belong to you, O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies. 17 I did not spend my time in the company of other people, laughing and having a good time. I stayed to myself because I felt obligated to you and because I was filled with anger at what they had done. 18 Why must I continually suffer such painful anguish? Why must I endure the sting of their insults like an incurable wound? Will you let me down when I need you like a brook one goes to for water, but that cannot be relied on?” 19 Because of this, the LORD said,“You must repent of such words and thoughts! If you do, I will restore you to the privilege of serving me. If you say what is worthwhile instead of what is worthless, I will again allow you to be my spokesman. They must become as you have been. You must not become like them. 20 I will make you as strong as a wall to these people, a fortified wall of bronze. They will attack you, but they will not be able to overcome you. For I will be with you to rescue you and deliver you,” says the LORD.