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Then Rachel let Jacob marry Bilhah, and they had a son. Rachel named him Dan,[a] because she said, “God has answered my prayers. He judged in my favor and has given me a son.”

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  1. 30.6 Dan: In Hebrew “Dan” means “judge.”

So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife.(A) Jacob slept with her,(B) and she became pregnant and bore him a son. Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me;(C) he has listened to my plea and given me a son.”(D) Because of this she named him Dan.[a](E)

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  1. Genesis 30:6 Dan here means he has vindicated.