Thematic Bible: The tribe of Dan


Thematic Bible



And the coasts of the children of Dan went out from beyond them. For the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and conquered it, and dwelt therein and called it Dan, after the name of Dan their father. Verse ConceptsSwordsFighting EnemiesPeople Naming Things

And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and went unto Laish, even unto a people that were at rest and without mistrust, and smote them with the edge of the sword and burnt the city with fire. And there was no man to help, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no meddling with any other nation. And the city stood in the valley that lieth by Bethrehob. And they built the city and dwelt therein. And called it Dan, after the name of Dan their father which was born unto Israel. Howbeit in very deed the name of the city was Laish at the beginning.

And they came unto their brethren, to Zorah, and Eshtaol. And their brethren said unto them, "What tidings bring you?" And they said, "Up, and let us go unto them, for we have seen the land, that it is very good. Haste therefore and be not slothful to depart and go and conquer the land. When ye be come, ye shall come unto a people that casteth no perils, and unto a large country: for God hath given into your hands a place wherein is no lack of anything that is in the world." read more.
And there departed thence of the kindred of the Danites, out of Zorah and Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with instruments of war. And they went and pitched in Kiriathjearim in Judah. Wherefore the place is called Mahanahdan unto this day, which is on the back side of Kiriathjearim. And they went thence unto mount Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah.

And the five men that went to spy out the land, went in thither and took the carved image and the ephod, the graven image, and the image of metal. And the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were armed unto battle, while the other went to Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, the graven image and the image of metal. Then said the priest unto them, "What do ye?" And they answered him, "Hold thy peace, and put thine hand upon thy mouth, and come with us, and be unto us a father and a priest. Whether is it better for thee to be a priest? Unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe or a kindred in Israel?" read more.
And the priest was glad and took the ephod and the images, and the graven image, and went with the people. And they turned and departed, and put the children, the cattle and their costly things before them.

And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and went unto Laish, even unto a people that were at rest and without mistrust, and smote them with the edge of the sword and burnt the city with fire. Verse ConceptsConflagrationsBurning CitiesMen Of Peace

And there was a man in Zorah of the kindred of the Danites, named Manoah, whose wife was barren and bare not. Verse ConceptsBarrenness, Examples OfAppearances Of God In OtChildren, responsibilities to parents

And the wife bare a son, and called his name Samson. And the lad grew, and the LORD blessed him. And the spirit of the LORD began first to be with the house of Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

So that the whole number, of all that pertained unto the host of Dan, was a hundred thousand fifty seven thousand and six hundred. And they shall be the last in the journey with their standards." Verse ConceptsOne Hundred Thousand And MoreLast Ones

And hindmost of all the host came the standard of the host of the children of Dan with their armies: whose captain was, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. Verse ConceptsTribes Of IsraelFlagsLast Ones

Gilead abode on the other side Jordan, and why tarried Dan in ships? And Asher sat in the havens of the sea, and abode still in his own coasts. Verse ConceptsSeafaringShipsSeashoresBeyond JordanReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

Dan, Javan, and Mevsall have brought unto thy markets, iron ready made, with Cassia, and Calamus, according to thine occupying. Verse ConceptsHerbs And SpicesPerfumePlantsCommerceSteel

In Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These are the lords in the tribes of Israel.

And of Dan prepared to battle, were twenty eight thousand and six hundred. Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Up

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

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

And the children of Dan set them up the graven image. And Jonathan the son of Gershon, the son of Manasseh and his sons were the priests unto the tribe of the Danites, until they were carried away out of the land captive. And they set them up the carved image which Micah made, all the while that the house of God was in Shiloh.

Among the children of Dan, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - in the sum of names of all that was apt to war, from twenty years and above - were numbered in the tribe of Dan fifty seven thousand and seven hundred.

The tenth day, Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, chief lord among the children of Dan offered. And his gift was: a silver charger of a hundred and thirty sicles weight; and a silver bowl of seventy sicles, of the holy sicle - and both full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering - and a golden spoon of ten sicles full of cense; read more.
and an ox, a ram and a lamb of a year old for burnt offerings; and a he-goat for a sin offering; and for peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats and five lambs of one year old. And this was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

And the seventh lot fell to the tribe of Dan by their kindreds. And the coasts of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Irshemesh, Shaalabbin, Aijalon and Ithlah; read more.
Elon, Timnah and Ekron; Eltekeh, Gibbethon and Baalath; Jehud, Beneberak and Gathrimmon; Mejarkon and Rakkon with the country that lieth before Joppa.

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

and in the tribe of the children of Dan, the lord Bukki the son of Jogli;

In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of Dan sought them an inheritance to dwell in, for unto that time there fell none inheritance unto them among the tribes of Israel. And the children of Dan sent of their kindreds five men of activity, out of their coasts, even out of Zorah and Eshtaol, to view the land and search it out, and said unto them, "Go and search out the land." And they came to mount Ephraim, even to the house of Micah and lodged there.

And all the kindreds of the Shuhamites were in number sixty four thousand and four hundred. Verse ConceptsFifty To Ninety Thousand

These are the children of Dan in their kindreds: Shuham, of whom cometh the kindred of the Shuhamites. These are the kindreds of Dan in their generations.

In Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

"And the standard and the host of Dan shall lie on the north side with their companies; and the captain over the children of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai: Verse ConceptsTribes Of IsraelFlags

Then said Rachel, "God hath given sentence on my side, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son." Therefore called she him Dan. Verse ConceptsGod VindicatesGod Paid Attention To MePeople With Apt Namesvindication

And the Amorites kept the children of Dan in the mountains, and suffered them not the come down to the valleys.

Gilead abode on the other side Jordan, and why tarried Dan in ships? And Asher sat in the havens of the sea, and abode still in his own coasts. Verse ConceptsSeafaringShipsSeashoresBeyond JordanReuben Gad And Half Manasseh