And the hand of the sons of Israel pressed down heavier and heavier on Jabin king of Canaan, until they had destroyed him.

Now Gideon had seventy sons born to him, because he had many wives.

And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, whom he named Abimelech.

Gilead’s wife bore him sons, and when his wife’s sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out and said to him, “You shall not have an inheritance in our father’s house, because you are the son of another woman.”

Then Manoah pleaded with the Lord and said, “O Lord, please let the Man of God whom You sent come again to us and teach us what we are to do for the boy who is to be born.”

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

They named the city Dan, after Dan their forefather who was born to Israel (Jacob); however, the original name of the city was Laish.