Genesis 49:16

Jacob Blesses His Twelve Sons

¹⁵ He observed that his resting place was excellent, and that the land was pleasant; he bent down, picked up his burdens, and became a slave at forced labor." ¹⁶ "Dan will judge his people as one of Israel's tribes. ¹⁷ Dan will be a snake on the path, a viper on the road that snaps at the heels of horses, causing their riders to fall off.

Tribes of Israel

Dan

Israel

Genesis 30:6

Then Rachel said, "God has vindicated me! He has heard my voice and has given me a son." Therefore, she named him Dan.

Deuteronomy 33:22

About Dan he said: "Dan is a lion's cub, leaping forth from Bashan."

Numbers 10:25

Then the standard of the camp of Dan set out, functioning as the rear guard for all the encampments, accompanied by its army with Ammishaddai's son Ahiezer.

Judges 13:2

There was one man from Zorah, from the family of the descendants of Dan, whose name was Manoah. Since his wife was infertile, she hadn't borne children.

Judges 13:24-25

Later on, the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The child grew strong and the LORD blessed him.

Judges 15:20

Samson governed Israel for twenty years during the Philistine domination.

Judges 18:1-2

Back in those days, Israel didn't have a king yet, and during that time the tribe of Dan had been seeking a territorial inheritance to live in, because up until that time no territory had been allotted to them as a possession among the tribes of Israel.

Judges 18:26-27

Then the descendants of Dan went on their way. Because Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back home.