Genesis 49:16

Jacob Blesses His Twelve Sons

¹⁵ He saw that his resting place was good
and that the land was pleasant,
so he leaned his shoulder to bear a load
and became a forced laborer. ¹⁶ Dan will judge his people
as one of the tribes of Israel.
¹⁷ He will be a snake by the road,
a viper beside the path,
that bites the horses’ heels
so that its rider falls backward.

Tribes of Israel

Dan

Israel

Genesis 30:6

Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; yes, He has heard me and given me a son,” and she named him Dan.

Deuteronomy 33:22

He said about Dan:

Dan is a young lion,
leaping out of Bashan.

Numbers 10:25

The military divisions of the camp of Dan with their banner set out, serving as rear guard for all the camps, and Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai was over Dan’s division.

Judges 13:2

There was a certain man from Zorah, from the family of Dan, whose name was Manoah; his wife was unable to conceive and had no children.

Judges 13:24-25

So the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the Lord blessed him.

Judges 15:20

And he judged Israel 20 years in the days of the Philistines.

Judges 18:1-2

In those days, there was no king in Israel, and the Danite tribe was looking for territory to occupy. Up to that time no territory had been captured by them among the tribes of Israel.

Judges 18:26-27

The Danites went on their way, and Micah turned to go back home, because he saw that they were stronger than he was.