Tribe of Dan
E90675
The Tribe of Dan was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from Jacob’s son Dan and associated with territory in the coastal region of ancient Canaan.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dan | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israelite tribe
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ biblical tribe ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Danites ⓘ |
| ancestralMatriarch | Bilhah ⓘ |
| ancestralPatriarch | Jacob ⓘ |
| associatedWith | northern cultic site at Dan ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Philistines
ⓘ
Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ Tribe of Judah ⓘ |
| capital |
Dan (Laish)
ⓘ
Eshtaol ⓘ Zorah ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Israel
|
| ethnicGroup | Israelites ⓘ |
| father | Jacob ⓘ |
| founder | Dan ⓘ |
| genealogicalOrigin | son of Jacob ⓘ |
| hasRole | constituent tribe of the Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with the city of Dan near the sources of the Jordan River
ⓘ
migration to the north described in the Book of Judges ⓘ participation in conquest narratives in the Book of Joshua ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Divrei Hayamim
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Chronicles
Book of Genesis ⓘ Book of Joshua ⓘ Judges ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Judges
|
| mother | Bilhah ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dan ⓘ |
| partOf | Twelve Tribes of Israel ⓘ |
| region |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| religion | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ Samaritanism ⓘ |
| sacredText |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| statusInRevelation | omitted from the list of sealed tribes in the Book of Revelation ⓘ |
| symbolInTradition |
scales
ⓘ
serpent ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Age Levant
Late Bronze Age Levant ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
area north of the tribe of Judah
ⓘ
area west of the tribe of Benjamin ⓘ coastal region of ancient Canaan ⓘ vicinity of Ekron ⓘ vicinity of Joppa ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shfela
subject surface form:
Tribe of Naftali