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.

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.

The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's servant, were Dan and Naphtali.

The son of Dan: Hushim.

Dan will judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

May Dan be a snake beside the road, a viper by the path, that bites the heels of the horse so that its rider falls backward.