...gradational parallelism is strongly marked in the couplet where these reptiles are respectively mentioned:— Dan shall be a serpent by the way, An adder in the path. Observe how beautifully the sense rises. First, he shall be a serpent by the wayside, that attacks...

...of the Danes. These seemed, indeed, to have fulfilled the prophecy of Jacob respecting Dan : — " Dan shall be a serpent by the way, An adder in the path, That biteth the horse's heels, So that his rider shall fall backward." The white horse, then the ensign of those who were afterwards...

...shall be for an haven of ships." " Issachar is a strong ass, couching down between two burdens." " Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path." "Gad, a troop shall overcome him, but he shall overcome at the last. Out of Asher his bread shall be...

...afterwards we read that the venerable patriarch Jacob, when dying in Egypt, addressing his sons, said, " Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse's heels, so that his rider shall fall backward;" and it is remarkable that this early allusion to the horse...

...feature of the tribe to which they affiliate themselves, contained in Jacob's prophetic description, Dan shall be a serpent by the way; an adder in the path, that biteth the horses' heels, so that his rider shall fall backwards, is strikingly illustrated in the habits of this...

...This appears to be intimated by one of the moet ancient prophecies in the Bible : ' DAN símil be s serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the how-heels, so that his rider shall full backward.'—Gtnais, xlix. 17. I remarked to the worthy Mr....

...and became a servant unto tribute. 16 Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. 17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that bitcth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. 18 I have waited for thy salvation,...

...The CERASTES belongs to the Viperine section ; and is, probably, the adder mentioned in Genesis, " Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward," Gen. xlix. 17. The Cerastes, (Vipera cerastes,...

...certainly be charged with an eagle ; for I cannot subscribe to the doctrine which makes prophesied that " Dan shall be a serpent by the way ; an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward."47 This division, which was very numerous, and...

...predicted that though he should "judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel," yet he should " be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horseheels, so that his rider shall fall backward" — when we also find this one tribe of Dan wholly...