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Damascus
     A city near the area of Hobar, where Abraham defeated Chedorlaomer. (14:15) Eliezer (Abraham's servant) came from there. (15:2) (The city of Damascus still exists today. By today's map, the city is in southwestern Syria.)

Dan - There are two:
     1. A city near the area of Hobar, where Abraham defeated Chedorlaomer . (14:14)
     2. The oldest son of Jacob by Bilhah, Rachel's slave girl. (30:1-6) His only full brother was Naphtali. (30:7-8)

Dead Sea
     See Salt Sea

Deborah
     The nurse of Rebekah, Isaac's wife. She died in the city of Bethel (also called Luz) when Jacob and his family went there and God renamed Jacob "Israel". She was buried under an oak tree. The oak tree was named Allon Bacuth (or Allon-bacuth). (35:8)

Dedan - There are two:
     1. A son of Raama (also called Raamah). He had a brother named Sheba. (10:7)
     2. A son of Jokshan. Interestingly, this Dedan also had a brother named Sheba. (25:3) Some people have wondered that maybe these two Dedans were actually the same person, and somebody made a mistake in listing the family trees. But that's just a guess. They could be two people with the same name who have brothers with the same name.

Diklah
     A child of Joktan. (10:27)

Dinah
     One of Jacob's children. She was Jacob's only daughter. She was born to Jacob by his first wife, Leah. (30:21) She had six full brothers: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
     Dinah visited the women of Canaan. While she was there, she visited a city that was ruled by a people called the Hivites (a subdivision of the Canaanites). The prince of the city there was named Shechem. He was the son of Hamor, the king of the city. Shechem took an interest in Dinah. He took Dinah, and raped her.
     Jacob's sons (Dinah's brothers) were mad at Shechem. Shechem's father Hamor (the king of the city) told them "Shechem loves this girl. Let's ally ourselves in marriage. You shall give us your daughters, and you can take ours."
     Jacob's sons answered "We can't give our sister to a man who isn't circumcised. It would be a disgrace. But if every one of your males is circumcised, we will agree to your deal." Hamor agreed.
     Hamor explained the deal to all the males in the city. The men agreed. They were circumcised.
     Two days later, when are the men were still sore from their circumcisions, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi (both of whom were Dinah's full brothers), attacked the city. They killed every male and took Dinah. Then they plundered the city, and took all their flocks, cattle, possessions, women, and children, to avenge Dinah's dishonor.
     Jacob told his sons "You shouldn't have done that. Now the Canaanites will hate us. They could attack us, and our numbers are few." His sons answered "Is our sister to be treated like a whore?" (chapter 34)
     Dinah was one of Jacob's family that moved to Egypt. (chapter 46)
     It is unknown if Dinah ever married or had children. As late as chapter 46, she appeared to be still living with Jacob's family, with no mention of any husband or children.

Dinhabah
     The capital city of the kingdom of Edom when Bela (also called Belah) was its king. (36:32)

Dishan
     A son of Seir the Horite. He was a Horite chief. (36:21,30) He was the father of Uz and Aran. (31:28) He had a brother named Dishon. (36:21)

Dishon - There are two:
     1. A son of Seir the Horite. He was a Horite chief. (36:21,30) He was the father of Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. (31:26) He had a brother named Dishon. (36:21)
     2. A son of Anah. (36:25)

Dothan
     A city in the land of Canaan. It was here that Joseph was sold by his brothers to a group of Ishmaelites who were traveling to Egypt. (37:17-28)

Dumah
     A son of Ishmael. (25:14)


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