Dan דָּן

Dan (Hebrew דָּן, Strong's H1835) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Dan”. It occurs 70 times.

Definition

H1835G: Dan

H1835H: Dan

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Dan, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 14:14
  And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto 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.
• Genesis 30:6
  And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.
• Genesis 35:25
  And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.
• Genesis 46:23
  And the sons of Dan; Hushim.The son of Dan: Hushim.
• Genesis 49:16
  Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
• Genesis 49:17
  Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.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.

Exodus

• Exodus 1:4
  Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.
• Exodus 31:6
  And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;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:
• Exodus 35:34
  And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.And the LORD has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.
• Exodus 38:23
  And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.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.

Leviticus

• Leviticus 24:11
  And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe 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.)

Numbers

• Numbers 1:12
  Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
• Numbers 1:38
  Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;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,
• Numbers 1:39
  Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.those registered to the tribe of Dan numbered 62,700.
• Numbers 2:25
  The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard:
• Numbers 2:31
  All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards.The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”
• Numbers 7:66
  On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan, offered:On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the Danites, drew near.
• Numbers 10:25
  And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.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.
• Numbers 13:12
  Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;
• Numbers 26:42
  These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.These were the descendants of Dan by their clans: The Shuhamite clan from Shuham. These were the clans of Dan.
• Numbers 34:22
  And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli.Bukki son of Jogli, a leader from the tribe of Dan;

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 27:13
  And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
• Deuteronomy 33:22
  And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.Concerning Dan he said: “Dan is a lion’s cub, leaping out of Bashan.”
• Deuteronomy 34:1
  And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto 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,

Joshua

• Joshua 19:40
  And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.The seventh lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Dan:
• Joshua 19:47
  And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.(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.)
• Joshua 19:48
  This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Dan, including these cities and their villages.
• Joshua 21:5
  And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
• Joshua 21:23
  And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,

Judges

• Judges 1:34
  And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.
• Judges 5:17
  Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.Gilead remained beyond the Jordan. Dan, why did you linger by the ships? Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors.
• Judges 18:2
  And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.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.
• Judges 18:16
  And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.The six hundred Danites stood at the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war.
• Judges 18:22
  And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah’s house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.
• Judges 18:23
  And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?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?”
• Judges 18:25
  And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.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.”
• Judges 18:26
  And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.So the Danites went on their way, and Micah turned to go back home, because he saw that they were too strong for him.
• Judges 18:29
  And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.
• Judges 18:30
  And the children of Dan set up the graven 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.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.
• Judges 20:1
  Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the Lord in Mizpeh.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.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 3:20
  And all Israel from Dan even to Beer–sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the Lord.So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 3:10
  To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer–sheba.to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”
• 2 Samuel 17:11
  Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.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.
• 2 Samuel 24:2
  For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.So the king said to Joab the commander of his army, who was with him, “Go now throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and register the troops, so that I may know their number.”
• 2 Samuel 24:6
  Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim–hodshi; and they came to Dan–jaan, and about to Zidon,Then they went to Gilead and the land of Tahtim-hodshi, and on to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon.
• 2 Samuel 24:15
  So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer–sheba seventy thousand men.So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel from that morning until the appointed time, and seventy thousand of the people from Dan to Beersheba died.

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 4:25
  And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, all the days of Solomon.Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.
• 1 Kings 12:29
  And he set the one in Beth–el, and the other put he in Dan.One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan.
• 1 Kings 12:30
  And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.
• 1 Kings 15:20
  So Ben–hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel–beth–maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 10:29
  Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Beth–el, and that were in Dan.but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 2:2
  Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
• 1 Chronicles 21:2
  And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer–sheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan and bring me a report, so that I may know their number.”
• 1 Chronicles 27:22
  Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel.and over Dan was Azarel son of Jeroham. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 2:14
  The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David.
• 2 Chronicles 16:4
  And Ben–hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel–maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
• 2 Chronicles 30:5
  So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer–sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written.So they established a decree to circulate a proclamation throughout Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the people should come to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem. For they had not observed it as a nation as prescribed.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 4:15
  For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.For a voice resounds from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.
• Jeremiah 8:16
  The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.The snorting of enemy horses is heard from Dan. At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds, the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who dwell in it.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 48:1
  Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazar–enan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.“Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side.
• Ezekiel 48:2
  And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher.Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west.
• Ezekiel 48:32
  And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.On the east side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan.

Amos

• Amos 8:14
  They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beer–sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’— they will fall, never to rise again.”

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).