Judges 18:29

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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.

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  • Josh 19:47-48
    2 verses
    83%

    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.

  • Judg 18:25-28
    4 verses
    78%

    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.

    27The 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.

    28There was no one to rescue the people of Laish because they were far from Sidon and had no alliances with anyone. The city was situated in a valley near Beth-rehob. The Danites rebuilt the city and settled there.

  • Judg 18:1-3
    3 verses
    77%

    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.

    3As they were near Micah's house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite. They turned aside and said to him, 'Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? And what is your purpose here?'

  • Judg 18:30
    75%

    30The Danites set up for themselves the carved image, and Jonathan, son of Gershom, the son of Moses, along with his sons, served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the land’s captivity.

  • Judg 18:21-23
    3 verses
    74%

    21They turned and left, placing the children, the livestock, and their goods in front of them.

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

    23They called out to the Danites, who turned to face them, and said to Micah, 'What’s the matter with you, that you have called your men together?'

  • Judg 18:10-12
    3 verses
    74%

    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.

    12They went up and encamped in Kiriath-jearim in Judah. That is why to this day the place is called Mahaneh Dan (the camp of Dan), located west of Kiriath-jearim.

  • Num 1:38-39
    2 verses
    73%

    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.

  • Gen 30:6
    72%

    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.

  • Deut 33:22
    72%

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

  • Josh 19:40-41
    2 verses
    71%

    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,

  • 1 Kgs 12:29-30
    2 verses
    71%

    29He set up one in Bethel, and the other in Dan.

    30And this thing became a sin; the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other.

  • Ezek 48:1
    71%

    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.

  • Judg 1:34
    70%

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

  • 2 Sam 24:6
    70%

    6Then they went to Gilead and the land of Tahtim Hodshi, and they came to Dan Jaan and around to Sidon.

  • Gen 49:16
    69%

    16Dan will provide justice for his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

  • Num 1:12
    69%

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

  • Judg 18:15-16
    2 verses
    69%

    15So they turned aside there and went to the house of the young Levite, at Micah's house, and asked him how he was doing.

    16The six hundred men of the Danites, armed with their weapons of war, were standing at the entrance of the gate.

  • Num 26:42
    69%

    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 2:25
    69%

    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.

  • 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.

  • Josh 21:23
    68%

    23From the tribe of Dan: Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,

  • Judg 18:7
    68%

    7The five men left and came to Laish. They saw that the people there were living in security, like the Sidonians—peaceful and unsuspecting. No one in the land was oppressing them or causing harm. They lived far from the Sidonians and had no relationship with any other people.

  • 1 Chr 27:22
    67%

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

  • Gen 28:19
    67%

    19He called the name of that place Bethel, but previously the name of the city was called Luz.

  • Judg 5:17
    67%

    17Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why did he linger by the ships? Asher remained on the seashore and stayed in his coves.

  • Num 2:31
    67%

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

  • Gen 46:23
    67%

    23The sons of Dan: Hushim.

  • 1 Chr 2:2
    66%

    2Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.