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. :- . GAD—This tribe should be often attacked and wasted by hostile powers on their borders ( Judges 10:8 ; Jeremiah 49:1 ). But they were generally victorious in the close of their wars. Jeremiah 49:1- : . ASHER—"Blessed." Its allotment was the seacoast between Tyre and Carmel, a district fertile in the production of the finest corn and oil in all Palestine. Jeremiah 49:1- : . NAPHTALI—The best rendering we know is this, "Naphtali is a deer roaming at liberty; he shooteth forth goodly branches," or majestic antlers [TAYLOR, Scripture Illustrations ], and the meaning of the prophecy seems to be that the tribe of Naphtali would be located in a territory so fertile and peaceable, that, feeding on the richest pasture, he would spread out, like a deer, branching antlers. Jeremiah 49:1- : . JOSEPH— return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-22" class="com-number"
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