Genesis 49:16

Jacob Blesses His Twelve Sons

¹⁵ “When he saw that a resting place was good
And that the land was pleasant,
He bowed his shoulder to bear burdens,
And became a slave at forced labor.
¹⁶ “Dan shall judge his people,
As one of the tribes of Israel.
¹⁷ “Dan shall be a serpent in the way,
A horned 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 vindicated me, and has indeed heard my voice and has given me a son.” Therefore she named him Dan.

Deuteronomy 33:22

Of Dan he said,
“Dan is a lion’s whelp,
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, set out, with Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai over its army,

Judges 13:2

There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had borne no children.

Judges 13:24-25

Then the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson; and the child grew up and the Lord blessed him.

Judges 15:20

So he judged Israel twenty years in the days of the Philistines.

Judges 18:1-2

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

Judges 18:26-27

So the sons of Dan went on their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.