Verse 29

They named the city Dan, after their ancestor Dan, who was born to Israel. However, the city had been named Laish previously.

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  • Gen 14:14 : 14 When Abram heard that his kinsman had been taken captive, he mustered the 318 trained men born in his household and pursued them as far as Dan.
  • Josh 19:47 : 47 The border of the descendants of Dan went beyond them. So the descendants of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, struck it with the sword, took possession of it, and settled there. They renamed Leshem as Dan, after the name of their ancestor Dan.
  • 1 Kgs 15:20 : 20 Ben-Hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and all Kinneroth, as well as all the land of Naphtali.
  • 1 Kgs 12:29-30 : 29 He set up one in Bethel, and the other in Dan. 30 And this thing became a sin; the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other.
  • Judg 20:1 : 1 Then all the Israelites went out, and the entire assembly came together as one man, from Dan to Beersheba and the land of Gilead, to the LORD at Mizpah.
  • 2 Sam 17:11 : 11 'This is my advice: Gather all Israel to you, from Dan to Beersheba, as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and you yourself lead them into battle.'
  • Gen 30:6 : 6 Then Rachel said, 'God has judged in my favor; He has listened to my plea and given me a son.' So she named him Dan.
  • Gen 32:28 : 28 The man asked him, 'What is your name?' 'Jacob,' he answered.