Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; yes, he has heard me and given me a son,” so she named him Dan. (Genesis 30:6)
Rachel had her husband stolen by Leah on her wedding night. Worse, though Jacob now had married her too and clearly favored her over Leah, Rachel had no children, while Leah had four. So she gave her servant Bilhah to Jacob to sleep with, and the children born to her were counted as Rachel’s children.
Dan sounds like the Hebrew word for “judged” or “vindicated.”
It’s highly doubtful that God was taking sides between Rachel and Leah. But one thing that’s clear is that for us who have put our faith in Jesus: God is definitely on our side.
Who can bring an accusation against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies. Who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is the one who died, but even more, has been raised; he also is at the right hand of God and intercedes for us. (Romans 8:33-34)
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