Bible Verses About The Tribe Of Dan

On the tenth day was Achi'ezer the son of 'Ammishaddai, leader of the descendants of Dan.

He offered one silver dish weighing 130 shekels [three-and-a-quarter pounds] and one silver basin of seventy shekels (using the sanctuary shekel) [one-and-three-quarters pounds], both full of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering;

one gold pan of ten shekels [one-quarter pound], full of incense;

one young bull, one ram, one male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering,

one male goat as a sin offering,

and, for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Achi'ezer the son of 'Ammishaddai.

The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the descendants of Dan according to their families.

The territory of their inheritance included Tzor'ah, Eshta'ol, 'Ir-Shemesh,

Sha'alabin, Ayalon, Yitlah,

Eilon, Timnah, 'Ekron,

Elt'keh, Gib'ton, Ba'alat,

Y'hud, B'nei-Brak, Gat-Rimmon,

Yarkon Springs and Rakon, with the border fronting Yafo.

When they returned to their kinsmen in Tzor'ah and Eshta'ol, they asked them what they had to report.

They said, "Let's go up and attack them. We've seen the land, and it's excellent. Don't delay; start moving! Go in, and take the land!

When you go, you will come to a people who feel safe. There's plenty of land, the place lacks nothing, it has everything there is on earth, and God has given it to you."

So from the tribe of Dan 600 men equipped for war set out from there, from Tzor'ah and Eshta'ol.

They went up and camped at Kiryat-Ye'arim, in Y'hudah, which is why that place is called Machaneh-Dan [the camp of Dan] to this day (actually, it's behind Kiryat-Ye'arim).

From there they passed on into the hills of Efrayim and came to Mikhah's house.

while the five who had spied out the land went in and took the idol overlaid with silver, the vest and the household gods. The cohen had stayed with the 600 soldiers by the gate.

But when they went into Mikhah's house and took the silver-covered image, the vest and the household gods, the cohen asked them, "What are you doing?"

They replied, "Be quiet, keep your mouth shut, and come with us. Be a father and a cohen for us. Which is better? To be a cohen in the house of one man or to be cohen to a whole tribe and family in Isra'el?"

This made the cohen feel very good; so he took the ritual vest, the household gods and the image and went off with the people.

So they turned and left, with their children, cattle and belongings going ahead of them.

So they took what Mikhah had made and his cohen. They came to Layish, to a quiet and trusting people. They attacked, killed them and burned down the city.