Bible Verses About The Tribe Of Dan: Tool Laish and called it Dan

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.

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.

No one came to rescue them, because it was far from Tzidon, and they had no dealings with other peoples. This was in the valley near Beit-Rechov. Then the people of Dan rebuilt the city and settled there.

They named the city Dan, after Dan their ancestor, who was born to Isra'el; although the city had previously been called Layish.