Mahaneh Dan
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The place where, at Judges 13:24–25, after the child Samson grows and the LORD blesses him, the LORD’s Spirit begins to move him: “in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.” Judges 18:11–12 says that the family of the Danites set out from Zorah and Eshtaol with six hundred men armed with weapons of war, went up and encamped in Kiriath Jearim in Judah, and adds, “Therefore they call that place Mahaneh Dan to this day. Behold, it is behind Kiriath Jearim.”
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- JDG 13:24–25, engwebp
24The woman bore a son and named him Samson. The child grew, and the LORD blessed him.
25The LORD’s Spirit began to move him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
- JDG 18:11–13, engwebp
11The family of the Danites set out from Zorah and Eshtaol with six hundred men armed with weapons of war.
12They went up and encamped in Kiriath Jearim in Judah. Therefore they call that place Mahaneh Dan to this day. Behold, it is behind Kiriath Jearim.
13They passed from there to the hill country of Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah.
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Narrated location (2) — The woman bears Samson, and the LORD’s Spirit begins to move him, The family of the Danites sets out with six hundred armed men and encamps in Kiriath Jearim in Judah
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The LORD’s Spirit began to move him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
They went up and encamped in Kiriath Jearim in Judah. Therefore they call that place Mahaneh Dan to this day. Behold, it is behind Kiriath Jearim.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Mahaneh Dan (place-mahaneh-dan) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/place/mahaneh-dan Current wording: The place where, at Judges 13:24–25, after the child Samson grows and the LORD blesses him, the LORD’s Spirit begins to move him: “in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.” Judges 18:11–12 says that the family of the Danites set out from Zorah and Eshtaol with six hundred men armed with weapons of war, went up and encamped in Kiriath Jearim in Judah, and adds, “Therefore they call that place Mahaneh Dan to this day. Behold, it is behind Kiriath Jearim.” Cited evidence: JDG 13:24–25, engwebp / JDG 18:11–13, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.