Genesis 49:16

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Dan will provide justice for his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

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  • Deut 33:22 : 22 Of Dan he said: 'Dan is a lion’s cub, springing out of Bashan.'
  • 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.
  • Num 10:25 : 25 The banner of the camp of Dan, serving as the rear guard for all the camps, set out, according to their divisions, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.
  • Judg 13:2 : 2 There was a certain man from Zorah, from the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. His wife was barren and had no children.
  • Judg 13:24-25 : 24 The woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the Lord blessed him. 25 The Spirit of the Lord began to stir him while he was in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
  • Judg 15:20 : 20 Samson led Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines.
  • Judg 18:1-2 : 1 In those days, Israel had no king, and during that period, the tribe of Dan was looking for a place to settle because they had not yet received an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. 2 The Danites sent five men from their clans, strong and valiant men from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. They said to them, 'Go and explore the land.' When they came to the hill country of Ephraim, to Micah's house, they stayed there for the night.
  • Judg 18:26-27 : 26 So the Danites continued on their way, and when Micah saw that they were stronger than he was, he turned and went back to his house. 27 The Danites took what Micah had made, along with his priest, and came to Laish, to a peaceful and unsuspecting people. They struck them down with the sword and burned the city with fire.

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  • Gen 49:17-19
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    17 Dan will be a serpent by the roadside, a viper along the path, that bites the horse's heels so that its rider falls backward.

    18 I wait for your salvation, Lord.

    19 Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will attack them at their heels.

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    21 He chose the best for himself, for there the lawgiver's portion was reserved; he came with the leaders of the people. He carried out the righteousness of the Lord and His judgments for Israel.

    22 Of Dan he said: 'Dan is a lion’s cub, springing out of Bashan.'

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    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.

    48 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Dan according to their families—the cities and their villages.

  • 15 'When he sees how good his resting place is, and how pleasant the land is, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labor.'

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    40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the descendants of Dan according to their families.

    41 The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,

  • 1 These are the names of the tribes: from the northern end, close to the road to Hethlon leading to Hamath, Hazar-enan, at the boundary of Damascus, northward beside Hamath. And this shall be its eastern and western boundaries: Dan, one portion.

  • 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.

  • Num 1:38-39
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    70%

    38 The descendants of Dan were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, counting the names of all the males twenty years old or older, all able to serve in the army.

    39 The number from the tribe of Dan was 62,700.

  • Judg 18:1-2
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    1 In those days, Israel had no king, and during that period, the tribe of Dan was looking for a place to settle because they had not yet received an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.

    2 The Danites sent five men from their clans, strong and valiant men from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. They said to them, 'Go and explore the land.' When they came to the hill country of Ephraim, to Micah's house, they stayed there for the night.

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

  • 16 The snorting of their horses is heard from Dan; the neighing of their mighty stallions causes the whole land to tremble. They come and devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who live there.

  • Gen 49:8-10
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    8 'Judah, your brothers will praise you; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies, and your father's sons will bow down to you.'

    9 'Judah is a lion's cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stoops down, he crouches like a lion, and like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?

    10 'The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come, and the obedience of the peoples shall be his.'

  • 14 Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, 'As surely as your god lives, O Dan,' or, 'As surely as the way of Beersheba lives,' they will fall and never rise again.

  • 31 All those counted in the camp of Dan, by divisions, total 157,600. They will set out last under their banners.

  • 42 These were the descendants of Dan by their families: From Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These were the families of Dan by their clans.

  • 18 Edom will become a possession; Seir, his enemy, will also be a possession. But Israel will grow strong.

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    25 The Danites said to him, 'Don’t raise your voice with us, or some bitter-tempered men might attack you, and you and your family could lose your lives.'

    26 So the Danites continued on their way, and when Micah saw that they were stronger than he was, he turned and went back to his house.

  • 22 When they had gone some distance from Micah’s house, the men who lived near Micah gathered together and overtook the Danites.

  • 2 He will judge your people with righteousness and your afflicted ones with justice.

  • 21 You are to divide this land among the tribes of Israel.

  • 25 On the north side will be the banner of the camp of Dan, according to their divisions. The leader of the descendants of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

  • Gen 49:27-28
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    66%

    27 Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.

    28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him.

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    10 When you arrive, you will find a secure and unsuspecting people. The land is spacious, for God has given it into your hands—a place lacking nothing that is good.

    11 So six hundred men from the Danite clan left Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons for battle.

  • 34 The Amorites pressed the people of Dan into the hill country, not allowing them to come down to the valley.

  • 12 from the tribe of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

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    18 Of Zebulun he said: 'Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.'

    19 They will summon peoples to the mountain, where they will offer righteous sacrifices; for they will draw from the abundance of the seas and the treasures hidden in the sand.

  • 18 Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.

  • Exod 1:3-4
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    66%

    3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin.

    4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

  • 7 This is for Judah: He said, 'Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah; bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends, and You will be a help against his adversaries.'

  • 24 'The people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion. They will not lie down until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.'

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    8 But the LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment.

  • 22 Over Dan was Azarel son of Jeroham. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.