Thematic Bible: A part of
Thematic Bible
The tribe of Dan » A part of » Took laish and called it dan
The boundary of the children of Dan went too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, put it to the sword and occupied it. They lived there and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
Verse Concepts
They took the things Micah made and the priest who belonged to him and attacked Laish. Laish was a town of peaceful, quiet people in the same valley as Bethrehob. They killed the inhabitants and burned the town. There was no one to save them, because Laish was a long way from Sidon, and they had no dealings with any other people. The Danites rebuilt the town and settled down there. They changed its name from Laish to Dan, after their ancestor Dan, the son of Jacob.
When the five men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, the people asked them what they found. They said: Come and attack Laish. We saw the land, and it is very good. Do not stay here doing nothing. Enter and possess the land. When you go you will find a secure people who do not suspect a thing. It is a big country. God has given it to you and it has all you could want. read more.
Six hundred men from the tribe of Dan left Zorah and Eshtaol, ready for war. They went up and camped west of Kiriath Jearim in Judah. That is why the place is still called Camp of Dan. They went from there to Micah's house in the mountains of Ephraim.
Six hundred men from the tribe of Dan left Zorah and Eshtaol, ready for war. They went up and camped west of Kiriath Jearim in Judah. That is why the place is still called Camp of Dan. They went from there to Micah's house in the mountains of Ephraim.
The tribe of Dan » A part of » Plundered michah of his idols and his ephod
The five spies went straight into the house. They took the wooden idol covered with silver, the other idols, and the ephod. The priest stayed at the gate with the six hundred armed men. The men went into Micah's house and took the sacred objects. The priest asked them: What are you doing? They told him: Be quiet. Do not say a word. Come with us and be our priest and adviser. Is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man, or to be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel? read more.
This filled the priest with joy. He took the sacred objects and went along with them. They turned around and started off, with their children, their livestock, and their belongings going ahead.
This filled the priest with joy. He took the sacred objects and went along with them. They turned around and started off, with their children, their livestock, and their belongings going ahead.
They took the things Micah made and the priest who belonged to him and attacked Laish. Laish was a town of peaceful, quiet people in the same valley as Bethrehob. They killed the inhabitants and burned the town.
Verse Concepts
The tribe of Dan » A part of » Set up micah's idols in dan
The Danites set up the idol to be worshiped, and Jonathan, the son of Gershom and grandson of Moses, served as a priest for the Danites. His descendants served as their priests until the people were taken away into exile. Micah's idol remained there as long as the Tent where God was worshiped was at Shiloh.
The tribe of Dan » A part of » Sent to seek new settlements
There was no king in Israel in those days. The tribe of Dan was looking for territory to claim and settle in because they had not yet received any land of their own among the tribes of Israel. The people of Dan sent five qualified men out of all the families in the tribe from the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol with instructions to explore the land and spy on it. When they arrived in the mountains of Ephraim, they stayed at Micah's house.