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Deuteronomy 33:22 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Deuteronomy 33:22 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 33 verse 22 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.”
Deuteronomy 33:22 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 33:22
Dan is a lion's whelp—Unlike Gad's mature lion (lavi), Dan is gur aryeh (a lion cub), suggesting youthful vigor, agility, and potential rather than established strength. This parallels Jacob's cryptic blessing where Dan is a serpent (Genesis 49:17)—both emphasize surprising, tactical strength despite small size. Dan's territory was initially confined, requiring expansive courage.He shall leap from Bashan—Yezaneq (leap/spring forth) implies sudden, aggressive movement. Bashan, northeast of the Sea of Galilee, was far from Dan's original coastal allotment in southwest Canaan (Joshua 19:40-48). T...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 33:22
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“and took it”
“and the priest whom he had”
“and he tore him as he would have torn a kid; and he had nothing in his hand: but he didn't tell his father or his mother what he had done.”
“And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.”
“and he went down to Ashkelon”
“of the family of the Danites”
“Let me die with the Philistines. He bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell on the lords”
“twenty-eight thousand six hundred.”
“and named him Samson: and the child grew”