Dan
The northernmost city of Israel — 'from Dan to Beersheba'.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Archaeology — physical evidence · 1
Life, role & deeds
BibleThe northern limit of the land ('from Dan to Beersheba'), where Jeroboam set up a golden calf.
1 Kings 12:29; Judges 20:1
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Jeroboam
Oren Rozen — CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
ArchaeologyTel Dan preserves a great mudbrick gate, a cultic 'high place', and the Aramaic stele that names the 'House of David'.
Tel Dan excavations (A. Biran, Hebrew Union College, from 1966); MB II mudbrick arched gate and Iron Age high place (bamah); Tel Dan Stele found 1993-94, published A. Biran & J. Naveh, 'An Aramaic Stele Fragment from Tel Dan', Israel Exploration Journal 43 (1993) and 45 (1995); Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
