Rachel said, "God has judged in my favor. He has heard my prayer and has given me a son"; so she named him Dan.

The sons of Rachel's slave Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.

"Dan will be a ruler for his people. They will be like the other tribes of Israel.

Dan will be a snake at the side of the road, A poisonous snake beside the path, That strikes at the horse's heel, So that the rider is thrown off backward.

(SEE 1:5)

(SEE 1:20)

(SEE 1:20)

Finally, those under the banner of the division led by the tribe of Dan, serving as the rear guard of all the divisions, would start out, company by company, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.

About the tribe of Dan he said: "Dan is a young lion; He leaps out from Bashan."

Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Shuppim and Huppim also belonged to this tribe. Dan had one son, Hushim.

(SEE 12:23)

The tribe of Dan: the clan of Shuham,

which numbered 64,400 men.