Genesis 49:16

Jacob Blesses His Twelve Sons

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“When he saw that the resting place was good
And that the land was pleasant,
He bowed his shoulder to bear [burdens],
And became a servant at forced labor. ¹⁶ 
“Dan shall judge his people,
As one of the tribes of Israel.
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“Dan shall be a [venomous] serpent in the way,
A fanged snake in the path,
That bites the horse’s heels,
So that his rider falls backward.

Tribes of Israel

Dan

Israel

Genesis 30:6

Then Rachel said, “God has judged and vindicated me, and has heard my plea and has given me a son [through my maid].” So she named him Dan (He judged).

Deuteronomy 33:22

Of Dan he said,

“Dan is a lion’s cub,
That leaps forth from Bashan.”

Numbers 10:25

Then the standard of the camp of the sons of Dan, according to their armies, which formed the rear guard for all the camps, moved out, with Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai [commander] over its army,

Judges 13:2

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was infertile and had no children.

Judges 13:24-25

So the woman [in due time] gave birth to a son and named him Samson; and the boy grew and the Lord blessed him.

Judges 15:20

And Samson judged Israel in the days of [occupation by] the Philistines for twenty years.

Judges 18:1-2

In those days there was no king in Israel; and in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking an inheritance [of land] for themselves to live in, for until then an inheritance had not been allotted to them as a possession among the tribes of Israel.

Judges 18:26-27

Then the Danites went on their way; and Micah saw that they were too strong for him, so he turned and went back to his house.