Verse 29

They named it Dan after their ancestor, who was one of Israel’s sons. But the city’s name used to be Laish.

Referenced Verses

• 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.”