Genesis 49:17 meaning and explanation
He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.
Genesis 49:17, Berean Standard Bible
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Jacob, near death in Egypt, is blessing each of his twelve sons, and here he speaks of Dan. The image is of a small, hidden viper striking a horse's heels so the rider falls backward: not a picture of great military strength but of shrewdness, ambush and surprise.
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