תל דן | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Tel_Dan_Canaanite_Gate_1.jpg) Restored Bronze Age gate at Tel Dan | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Israel_relief_location_map.jpg)  Shown within Israel &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Mediterranean_Sea_East_location_map.svg) Dan (ancient city) (Eastern Mediterranean) | |
| Alternative name | تل القاضي |
|---|---|
| Location |  Israel |
| Coordinates | 33°14′56″N 35°39′07″E / 33.249°N 35.652°E |
| Type | conserved ruins |
| History | |
| Founded | c. 4500 BC |
| Abandoned | c. 733 BC |
| Periods | Neolithic period, Bronze Age, Iron Age |
| Cultures | Neolithic, Canaanite, Israelite |
| Site notes | |
| Public access | yes |
| Website | Tel Dan Nature Reserve |
Dan (Hebrew: דן) is an ancient city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, described as the northernmost city of the Kingdom of Israel,[1] and belonging to the tribe of Dan, its namesake. It was later the site of a royal sanctuary built by Jeroboam.[2]
The city is identified with a tell located in Upper Galilee, northern Israel, known as Tel Dan (תל דן; "Mound of Dan") in Hebrew and Tell el-Qadi ("Mound of the Judge") in Arabic, a popular translation of the ancient Hebrew name.[3] The site was occupied continuously from the Early Bronze Age through the Iron Age II, the time of the Kingdom of Israel. While evidence suggests a period of abandonment during the Persian era, it was later rebuilt as a Hellenistic city with a notable shrine.[3]
- ^ See verses listed at From Dan to Beersheba
- ^ Lemche, Niels Peter (2004). Historical dictionary of ancient Israel. Historical dictionaries of ancient civilizations and historical eras. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-8108-4848-1.
- ^ a b Lemche, Niels Peter (2004). Historical dictionary of ancient Israel. Historical dictionaries of ancient civilizations and historical eras. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-8108-4848-1.