Genesis 46:23The son of Dan: Hushim.
The setting
Egypt, ~1876 BC. While other brothers brought multiple sons, Dan arrives with just one — Hushim, whose name means 'hastener,' in the Goshen region...
The emotion here: noting with interest how God works through small beginnings
The original word
ḥūšîm (חוּשִׁים) — 'hastener' or 'those who hurry,' possibly deaf, communicating through quick gestures
Why it matters
Dan's single son Hushim became the ancestor of 64,400 warriors by Moses' census
Read with care
What most readers miss in Genesis 46:23
Dan gets the shortest genealogy but would become one of Israel's largest, most feared tribes
Common misconceptionPeople think Dan was 'less blessed' because he only had one son, but Hushim's descendants became the second-largest tribe — sometimes God does more with less.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Genesis 46:23
Bible Genome reading
Genesis 46:23 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Genesis 46:23 comes from the book of Genesis, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the genealogy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include genealogy, family lineage, tribal identity. Notable phrases: son of Dan; Hushim.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
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