Ligure
LocationsGeographical Setting
Ligure, identified with the ancient city of Dan or Laish, was a northern Canaanite settlement conquered by the tribe of Dan.
What is the meaning of Ligure in the Bible?
The Ligures were an ancient people of the northwestern Mediterranean coast, primarily in what is now Liguria, Italy and southeastern France. They are not a biblical place name from the Book of Genesis, nor are they associated with the city of Dan or the land promised to Abraham.
SIGNIFICANCE
Understanding Ligure clarifies the geographical extent of the patriarchal narratives and the later territorial expansion of the tribe of Dan, providing context for the northern borders of ancient Israelite settlement.
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Built upon the 1915 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia and Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897). Entries have been modernized, checked for academic truthfulness, and shortened for clarity.