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Judges 18:29

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27 After they had taken Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a tranquil and unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city.

28 There was no one to deliver them, because the city was far from Sidon and had no alliance with anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob. And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there.

They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.

30 The Danites set up idols for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.

31 So they set up for themselves Micah’s graven image, and it was there the whole time the house of God was in Shiloh.

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BSB
They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.
KJV
And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.
WEB
They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel; however the name of the city used to be Laish.
ASV
And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.
DARBY
And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel; howbeit Laish was the name of the city at the first.
BLB
And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father who was born to Israel. But Laish [was] the name of the city formerly.
ÅB
Og de kalte byen Dan etter sin stamfar Dan, Israels sønn; før het den La'is.
OTB
De kalte den Dan, etter sin stamfar Dan, som ble født til Israel, selv om byen tidligere ble kalt Laish.
B1930
Og de kalte byen Dan efter sin stamfar Dan, Israels sønn; før het den La'is.

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  • Joshua 19:47

    (Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)

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  • 1 Kings 15:20

    And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.

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  • Genesis 14:14

    And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan.

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  • Genesis 30:6

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

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  • 1 Kings 12:29–30

    One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan.

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  • Judges 20:1

    Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.

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  • Genesis 32:28

    Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”

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  • 2 Samuel 17:11

    Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.

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