“And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:”
The sons of Rachel's servant Bilhah: Dan and Naphtali. The naming of Bilhah's sons — Dan, meaning he has judged, and Naphtali, meaning my struggle — recalls Rachel's theological naming from chapter 30. The application: the names given in seasons of struggle carry the theology of those seasons forward into the names of tribes.
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