דָּן

danDan
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place70 occurrences16 books63 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Dan: Fifth son of Jacob, founder of Israelite tribe
  • Dan: Israelite tribe; city in northern Israel; originally called Laish/Leshem

Definition

from H1777; judge; Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them
Traditional renderings: Daniel

Glossary entries

Laish (Place) Dan (Place) Dan (Person) Danite Leshem

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

70 total
  1. Genesis 14:14דָּֽן׃ · far as Dan
    And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan.
  2. Genesis 30:6דָּֽן׃ · Dan
    Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.
  3. Genesis 35:25דָּ֖ן · Dan
    The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.
  4. Genesis 46:23דָ֖ן · of Dan
    The son of Dan: Hushim.
  5. Genesis 49:16דָּ֖ן · Dan
    Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
  6. Genesis 49:17דָן֙ · He
    He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.
  7. Exodus 1:4דָּ֥ן · Dan
    Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.
  8. Exodus 31:6דָ֔ן · of Dan
    Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant. I have also given skill to all the craftsmen, that they may fashion all that I have commanded you:
  9. Exodus 35:34דָֽן׃ · of Dan
    And the LORD has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.
  10. Exodus 38:23דָ֖ן · of Dan
    With him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, designer, and embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen.
  11. Leviticus 24:11דָֽן׃ · of Dan
    The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)
  12. Numbers 1:12לְדָ֕ן · from Dan
    …from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
  13. Numbers 1:38דָ֔ן · of Dan
    From the sons of Dan, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
  14. Numbers 1:39דָ֑ן · of Dan
    …those registered to the tribe of Dan numbered 62,700.
  15. Numbers 2:25 (2×)דָ֛ן · of Dan; דָ֔ן
    On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,
  16. Numbers 2:31דָ֔ן · of Dan
    The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”
  17. Numbers 7:66דָ֑ן
    On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the Danites, drew near.
  18. Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.
  19. Numbers 13:12דָ֔ן · of Dan
    …from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;
  20. Numbers 26:42 (2×)דָן֙ · of Dan; דָּ֖ן · of Dan
    These were the descendants of Dan by their clans: The Shuhamite clan from Shuham. These were the clans of Dan.
  21. Numbers 34:22דָ֖ן · of Dan
    Bukki son of Jogli, a leader from the tribe of Dan;
  22. Deuteronomy 27:13דָּ֥ן · Dan
    And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
  23. Deuteronomy 33:22 (2×)וּלְדָ֣ן · Concerning Dan; דָּ֖ן · Dan [is]
    Concerning Dan he said: “Dan is a lion’s cub, leaping out of Bashan.”
  24. Deuteronomy 34:1דָּֽן׃ · as Dan
    Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan,
  25. Joshua 19:40דָ֖ן · of Dan
    The seventh lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Dan:
  26. Joshua 19:47 (4×)דָ֖ן; דָ֠ן; דָּ֔ן · Dan; דָּ֥ן
    (Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)
  27. Joshua 19:48דָ֖ן · of Dan
    This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Dan, including these cities and their villages.
  28. Joshua 21:5דָ֞ן · Dan
    The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
  29. Joshua 21:23דָ֔ן · of Dan [they were given]
    From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,
  30. Judges 1:34דָ֖ן
    The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.
  31. Judges 5:17וְדָ֕ן · Dan
    Gilead remained beyond the Jordan. Dan, why did you linger by the ships? Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors.
  32. Judges 18:2דָ֣ן׀
    So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.
  33. Judges 18:16דָֽן׃
    The six hundred Danites stood at the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war.
  34. Judges 18:22דָֽן׃
    After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.
  35. Judges 18:23דָ֔ן
    When they called out after them, the Danites turned to face them and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company?”
  36. Judges 18:25דָ֔ן
    The Danites said to him, “Do not raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”
  37. Judges 18:26דָ֖ן
    So the Danites went on their way, and Micah turned to go back home, because he saw that they were too strong for him.
  38. Judges 18:29 (2×)דָּ֔ן · Dan; דָּ֣ן · Dan
    They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.
  39. Judges 18:30דָ֖ן
    The Danites set up idols for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
  40. Judges 20:1לְמִדָּן֙ · from Dan
    Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.
  41. 1 Samuel 3:20מִדָּ֖ן · from Dan
    So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.
  42. 2 Samuel 3:10מִדָּ֖ן · from Dan
    …to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”
  43. 2 Samuel 17:11מִדָּן֙ · from Dan
    Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.