Judges 18:29
They named it Dan after their ancestor, who was one of Israel’s sons. But the city’s name used to be Laish.
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- Gen 14:14 : 14 When Abram heard that his nephew had been taken captive, he mobilized his 318 trained men who had been born in his household, and he pursued the invaders as far as Dan.
- Josh 19:47 : 47 (The Danites failed to conquer their territory, so they went up and fought with Leshem and captured it. They put the sword to it, took possession of it, and lived in it. They renamed it Dan after their ancestor.)
- 1 Kgs 15:20 : 20 Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and all the territory of Naphtali, including the region of Kinnereth.
- 1 Kgs 12:29-30 : 29 He put one in Bethel and the other in Dan. 30 This caused Israel to sin; the people went to Bethel and Dan to worship the calves.
- Judg 20:1 : 1 Civil War Breaks Out All the Israelites from Dan to Beer Sheba and from the land of Gilead left their homes and assembled together before the LORD at Mizpah.
- 2 Sam 17:11 : 11 My advice therefore is this: Let all Israel from Dan to Beer Sheba– in number like the sand by the sea!– be mustered to you, and you lead them personally into battle.
- Gen 30:6 : 6 Then Rachel said,“God has vindicated me. He has responded to my prayer and given me a son.” That is why she named him Dan.
- Gen 32:28 : 28 “No longer will your name be Jacob,” the man told him,“but Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have prevailed.”
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- Josh 19:47-482 verses83%
47 (The Danites failed to conquer their territory, so they went up and fought with Leshem and captured it. They put the sword to it, took possession of it, and lived in it. They renamed it Dan after their ancestor.)
48 This was the land assigned to the tribe of Dan by its clans, including these cities and their towns.
- Judg 18:25-284 verses78%
25 The Danites said to him,“Don’t say another word to us, or some very angry men will attack you, and you and your family will die.”
26 The Danites went on their way; when Micah realized they were too strong to resist, he turned around and went home.
27 Now the Danites took what Micah had made, as well as his priest, and came to Laish, where the people were undisturbed and unsuspecting. They struck them down with the sword and burned the city.
28 No one came to the rescue because the city was far from Sidon and they had no dealings with anyone. The city was in a valley near Beth Rehob. The Danites rebuilt the city and occupied it.
- Judg 18:1-33 verses77%
1 The Tribe of Dan Finds an Inheritance In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the Danite tribe was looking for a place to settle, because at that time they did not yet have a place to call their own among the tribes of Israel.
2 The Danites sent out from their whole tribe five representatives, capable men from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. They said to them,“Go, explore the land.” They came to the Ephraimite hill country and spent the night at Micah’s house.
3 As they approached Micah’s house, they recognized the accent of the young Levite. So they stopped there and said to him,“Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?”
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30 The Danites worshiped the carved image. Jonathan, descendant of Gershom, son of Moses, and his descendants served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile.
- Judg 18:21-233 verses74%
21 They turned and went on their way, but they walked behind the children, the cattle, and their possessions.
22 After they had gone a good distance from Micah’s house, Micah’s neighbors gathered together and caught up with the Danites.
23 When they called out to the Danites, the Danites turned around and said to Micah,“Why have you gathered together?”
- Judg 18:10-123 verses74%
10 When you invade, you will encounter unsuspecting people. The land is wide! God is handing it over to you– a place that lacks nothing on earth!”
11 So six hundred Danites, fully armed, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol.
12 They went up and camped in Kiriath Jearim in Judah.(To this day that place is called Camp of Dan. It is west of Kiriath Jearim.)
- Num 1:38-392 verses73%
38 From the descendants of Dan: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.
39 Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Dan were 62,700.
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6 Then Rachel said,“God has vindicated me. He has responded to my prayer and given me a son.” That is why she named him Dan.
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22 Blessing on Dan Of Dan he said: Dan is a lion’s cub; he will leap forth from Bashan.
- Josh 19:40-412 verses71%
40 Dan’s Tribal Lands The seventh lot belonged to the tribe of Dan by its clans.
41 Their assigned land included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,
- 1 Kgs 12:29-302 verses71%
29 He put one in Bethel and the other in Dan.
30 This caused Israel to sin; the people went to Bethel and Dan to worship the calves.
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1 The Tribal Portions“These are the names of the tribes: From the northern end beside the road of Hethlon to Lebo Hamath, as far as Hazar-enan(which is on the border of Damascus, toward the north beside Hamath), extending from the east side to the west, Dan will have one portion.
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34 The Amorites forced the people of Dan to live in the hill country. They did not allow them to live in the coastal plain.
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6 Then they went on to Gilead and to the region of Tahtim Hodshi, coming to Dan Jaan and on around to Sidon.
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16 Dan will judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
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12 from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
- Judg 18:15-162 verses69%
15 They stopped there, went inside the young Levite’s house(which belonged to Micah), and asked him how he was doing.
16 Meanwhile the six hundred Danites, fully armed, stood at the entrance to the gate.
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42 Dan These are the Danites by their families: from Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These were the families of Dan, according to their families.
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25 The Tribes on the North“On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan, under their standards. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
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14 These are the ones who now take oaths in the name of the sinful idol goddess of Samaria. They vow,‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or‘As surely as your beloved one lives, O Beer Sheba!’ But they will fall down and not get up again.”
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23 From the tribe of Dan they assigned Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
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7 So the five men journeyed on and arrived in Laish. They noticed that the people there were living securely, like the Sidonians do, undisturbed and unsuspecting. No conqueror was troubling them in any way. They lived far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.
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22 Azarel son of Jeroham led Dan.These were the commanders of the Israelite tribes.
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19 He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz.
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17 Gilead stayed put beyond the Jordan River. As for Dan– why did he seek temporary employment in the shipyards? Asher remained on the seacoast, he stayed by his harbors.
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31 All those numbered of the camp of Dan are 157,600. They will travel last, under their standards.”
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23 The son of Dan: Hushim.
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2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin; Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.