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
    3 verses
    82%

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

    18I wait for your salvation, Lord.

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

  • Deut 33:21-22
    2 verses
    77%

    21He 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.

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

  • Josh 19:47-48
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    73%

    47The 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.

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

  • Gen 49:15
    73%

    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.'

  • Josh 19:40-41
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    72%

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

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

  • Ezek 48:1
    72%

    1These 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.

  • Gen 30:6
    71%

    6Then 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%

    38The 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.

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

  • Judg 18:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1In 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.

    2The 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 18:29
    69%

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

  • Jer 8:16
    68%

    16The 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
    3 verses
    68%

    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.'

  • Amos 8:14
    68%

    14Those 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.

  • Num 2:31
    68%

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

  • Num 26:42
    67%

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

  • Num 24:18
    67%

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

  • Judg 18:25-26
    2 verses
    67%

    25The 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.'

    26So 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.

  • Judg 18:22
    67%

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

  • Ps 72:2
    67%

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

  • Ezek 47:21
    67%

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

  • Num 2:25
    67%

    25On 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
    2 verses
    66%

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

    28All 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.

  • Judg 18:10-11
    2 verses
    66%

    10When 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.

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

  • Judg 1:34
    66%

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

  • Num 1:12
    66%

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

  • Deut 33:18-19
    2 verses
    66%

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

    19They 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.

  • Deut 16:18
    66%

    18Appoint 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
    2 verses
    66%

    3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin.

    4Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

  • Deut 33:7
    65%

    7This 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.'

  • Num 23:24
    65%

    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.'

  • Ps 9:8
    65%

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

  • 1 Chr 27:22
    65%

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