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“From Dan until Beersheba”
Title | “From Dan until Beersheba” |
Publication Type | Book Chapter |
Year of Publication | 2023 |
Authors | Shannon, Avram R. |
Editor | Halverson, Taylor |
Book Title | Old Testament Cultural Insights |
Publisher | Scripture Central |
City | Springville, UT |
Keywords | Beersheba; Bible; Dan (City); Merism; Old Testament |
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“From Dan until Beersheba”
The phrase “from Dan until Beersheba” is a merism, a rhetorical term in which two contrasting parts of the larger whole are used to stand in for the entire object. An example in English is “from A to Z,” meaning encompassing everything. Dan was a city in the northern part of the Holy Land, while Beersheba was in the southern-most portion. “From Dan until Beersheba” therefore means something like “north to south” or “the entire Holy Land.” Most of the examples of this phrase are found in 1 and 2 Samuel.
Related verses
Judges 20:1
1 Samuel 3:20
2 Samuel 3:10
2 Samuel 17:11
2 Samuel 24:2, 14
1 Kings 4:25
2 Chronicles 30:5
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