Thematic Bible: The tribe of Dan


Thematic Bible



And the border of the sons of Dan came out too little for them. And the sons of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and lived in it. And they called Leshem Dan, after the name of their father Dan. Verse ConceptsSwordsFighting EnemiesPeople Naming Things

And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came to Laish, to a people quiet and feeling safe. And they struck them with the edge of the sword and burned the city with fire. And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no business with any man. And it was in the valley that lies by Beth-rehob. And they built a city and lived in it. And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel. However the name of the city was Laish at the first.

And they came to their brothers, to Zorah and Eshtaol. And their brothers said to them, What do you say? And they said, Arise, so that we may go up against them. For we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good. And will you sit quietly? Do not be too lazy to go; enter to possess the land. When you go, you shall come to a people feeling safe, and to a large land. For God has given it into your hands, a place where there is no lack of anything in the earth. read more.
And six hundred men of the family of the Danites moved from there, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, girded with weapons of war. And they went up and pitched in Kirjath-jearim, in Judah. Therefore, they called that place A Camp of Dan to this day. Behold, it is behind Kirjath-jearim. And they passed from there to Mount Ephraim and came to the house of Micah.

And the five men who went up to spy out the land came in there, and took the engraved image and the ephod and the household gods, and the molten image. And the priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men who were dressed with weapons of war. And these went into Micah's house and brought out the carved image, the ephod, and the household gods, and the molten image. And the priest said to them, What are you doing? And they said to him, Be quiet, lay your hand on your mouth and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man, or that you be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel? read more.
And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the household gods, and the carved image, and went in the midst of the people. And they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the valuables before them.

And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came to Laish, to a people quiet and feeling safe. And they struck them with the edge of the sword and burned the city with fire. Verse ConceptsConflagrationsBurning CitiesMen Of Peace

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. And his wife was barren and did not bear. Verse ConceptsBarrenness, Examples OfAppearances Of God In OtChildren, responsibilities to parents

And the woman bore a son and called his name Samson. And the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him. And the Spirit of Jehovah began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

All those who were numbered in the camp of Dan were a hundred fifty-seven thousand, six hundred. They shall go last with their banners. Verse ConceptsOne Hundred Thousand And MoreLast Ones

And the standard of the camp of the sons of Dan set forward, the rear guard of all the camps throughout their army. And over his army was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. Verse ConceptsTribes Of IsraelFlagsLast Ones

Gilead stayed beyond Jordan. And why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the seashore and remained in his havens. Verse ConceptsSeafaringShipsSeashoresBeyond JordanReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

Dan and Javan also, going about, gave for your wares; smooth iron, cassia, and cane were among your goods. Verse ConceptsHerbs And SpicesPerfumePlantsCommerceSteel

The ruler of Dan was Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the rulers of the tribes of Israel.

And of the Danites, expert in war, were twenty-eight thousand, six hundred. Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Up

And these shall stand on Mount Ebal to curse: Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that bites the horse's heels, so that its rider shall fall backward.

And the sons of Dan set up the engraved image. And Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land. And they set up Micah's engraved image for themselves, the image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

Of the sons of Dan, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war: those numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty-two thousand, seven hundred.

On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, ruler of the sons of Dan, offered: His offering was one silver dish, its weight a hundred thirty shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; one silver basin of seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a food offering; one golden pan of ten shekels, full of incense; read more.
one young bull, one ram, one lamb of the first year for a burnt offering; one male of the goats for a sin offering; and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the sons of Dan according to their families. And the border of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh, and Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah, read more.
and Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron, and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath, and Jehud, and Beneberak, and Gath-rimmon, and Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.

Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.

And the ruler of the tribe of the sons of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli.

In those days no king was in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the Danites looked for an inheritance for them to live in. For to that day it had not fallen to them by inheritance among the tribes of Israel. And the sons of Dan sent from their family five men from their borders, men of war, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to search it. And they said to them, Go, search the land. And when they came to Mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, they stayed there.

All the families of the Shuhamites, by their numbered ones, sixty-four thousand, four hundred. Verse ConceptsFifty To Ninety Thousand

These are the sons of Dan according to their families: of Shuham, the families of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan according to their families.

of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

The banner of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side of their armies. And the ruler of the sons of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. Verse ConceptsTribes Of IsraelFlags

And Rachel said, God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son. Therefore she called his name Dan. Verse ConceptsGod VindicatesGod Paid Attention To MePeople With Apt Namesvindication

And the Amorites forced the sons of Dan into the mountain. For they would not allow them to come down to the valley.

Gilead stayed beyond Jordan. And why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the seashore and remained in his havens. Verse ConceptsSeafaringShipsSeashoresBeyond JordanReuben Gad And Half Manasseh