Biblical place

Where was Dan?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Dan.

First appears in Genesis 14:14 · 12 books · 19 chapters

Overview

Woodland Dan, a place probably somewhere in the direction of Dan, near the sources of the Jordan (2 Sam. 24:6). The LXX. and the Vulgate read “Dan-ja’ar”, i. e., “Dan in the forest. ”. Modern identification: Tel Dan.

Dan is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Dan. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 14:14 and is mentioned across 12 books, with 25 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Galilee

About 56 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 61 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Damascus

About 67 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 69 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 116 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Dan today

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Dan is approached here as a present-day map point rather than a speculative route guide. Use the coordinates and outbound map links to place the site inside its wider landscape.

Dan is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Tel Dan

33.249°N · 35.652°E

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