29 They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.
Judges 18:29
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Joshua 19:46–48
46 Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa. 47 (Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and re…
Numbers 26:41–43
41 These were the clans of Benjamin, and their registration numbered 45,600. 42 These were the descendants of Dan by their clans: The Shuhamite clan from Shuham. These were the clans of Dan. 43 All of them were Shuhamite clans, and their registration numbered 64,400.
Genesis 46:22–24
22 These are the sons of Rachel born to Jacob—fourteen in all. 23 The son of Dan: Hushim. 24 The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
Genesis 28:18–20
18 Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it, 19 and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz. 20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will…
Genesis 30:5–7
5 and Bilhah conceived and bore him a son. 6 Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan. 7 And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.
Judges 18:11–13
11 So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war. 12 They went up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. That is why the place west of Kiriath-jearim is called Mahaneh-dan to this day. 13 And from there they traveled to the hill count…
1 Chronicles 11:6–8
6 Now David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief. 7 So David took up residence in the fortress; that is why it was called the City of David. 8 He built u…
1 Chronicles 27:21–23
21 over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead was Iddo son of Zechariah; over Benjamin was Jaasiel son of Abner; 22 and over Dan was Azarel son of Jeroham. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel. 23 David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LO…
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