Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Genesis 49:17
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Genesis49:17
Ge 49:16-18. Dan--though the son of a secondary wife, was to be "as one of the tribes of Israel."
17. Dan--"a judge."
a serpent ... an adder--A serpent, an adder, implies subtlety and stratagem; such was pre-eminently the character of Samson, the most illustrious of its judges.
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