Bible Location
2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Mahaneh-dan was the 'camp of Dan' near Kiriath-jearim, associated with both Samson and the Danite migration. It is important because it marks a recurring staging ground in Dan's unsettled story. First appears in Judg 13:25.1
Coordinates
31.76, 34.99
First appears
Judg 13:25
AI summary: Mahaneh-dan matters because it sits at the intersection of tribal pressure and charismatic deliverance. It appears in the Samson cycle and again in the Danites' migration northward, giving one location a repeated role in Dan's search for security. The cross references present Mahaneh-dan as a camp-place of tension, movement, and tribal transition.1
Latitude
31.76
Longitude
34.99
Bible references
2
Judg. 18:12 = “camp of Dan” 13:25 (R.V., “Mahaneh-dan”), a place behind (i.e., west of) Kirjath-jearim, where the six hundred Danites from Zorah and Eshtaol encamped on their way to capture the city of Laish, which they rebuilt and called “Dan, after the name of their father” (18:11-31). The Palestine Explorers point to a ruin called ‘Erma, situated about 3 miles from the great corn valley on the east of Samson’s home. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.