Dan

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Dan was the fifth son of Jacob, the first son of Bilhah, and the leader of the Tribe of Dan. In the apocryphal Testaments of the Patriarchs, Dan is said to have been the one who came up with the idea smearing Joseph's coat with the blood of a kid and lying to Jacob about what happened to him. Rabbinical sources consider Dan an archetype of wickedness. It was thought by early Christian writers including Irenaeus and Hippolytus that the Antichrist will come from the tribe of Dan.

Jacob, father of Dan

Leah, stepmother of Dan

Rachel, stepmother of Dan

Asher, half-brother of Dan

Benjamin, half-brother of Dan

Dinah, half-sister of Dan

Gad, half-brother of Dan

Issachar, half-brother of Dan

Joseph, half-brother of Dan

Judah, half-brother of Dan

Levi, half-brother of Dan

Naphtali, brother of Dan

Reuben, half-brother of Dan

Simeon, half-brother of Dan

Zebulun, half-brother of Dan

Jewish Encyclopedia: Dan
Presents biblical data about the man, his tribe and the city, as well as the rabbinical and Hellenistic view of Dan as a type of Antichrist.
New Advent: Dan
Contains a brief biography of the son of Jacob, as well as a profile of the tribe he led and the city of Dan.