“Dan will hand down decisions for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
Rachel said, “Now God has judged in my favor. He has heard my prayer and has given me a son.” So she named him Dan [He Judges].
When he sees that his resting place is good and that the land is pleasant, he will bend his back to the burden and will become a slave laborer.
Dan will be a snake on a road, a viper on a path, that bites a horse’s heels so that its rider falls off backwards.
As a rear guard for the whole camp, the armies led by Dan’s descendants broke camp last with their flag in front. Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai, was in command.
About the tribe of Dan he said, “The people of Dan are a lion cub. Out of Bashan they pounce ⌞on their enemies⌟.”
There was a man from Zorah named Manoah. Manoah was from the family of Dan. His wife was not able to have children.
Samson judged Israel for 20 years during the time of the Philistines.