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The Tribe of Dan (Hebrew: דָּן, "Judge") was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, according to the Torah. According to the Hebrew Bible, the tribe initially settled in the hill lands bordering Judah and the Philistines but migrated north due to pressure of their enemies, settling at Laish (later known as Dan), near Mount Hermon. [1]
21 lis 2023 · Like most of the other tribes of Israel, the tribe of Dan is considered ''lost'' because nothing is known about what happened to the tribe after the destruction of Israel in 722 BCE.
Though they are a suspect tribe of Israel, often mingling with other nations and idolatry, the tribe of Dan has captured the fascination of scholars and experts seeking to reconstruct the migration of the lost tribes of Israel.
Dan was a kingdom member until Assyria conquered the kingdom in c. 723 BC, and the population was deported. From that time, the Tribe of Dan has been counted as one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. According to the Torah, the tribe consisted of descendants of Dan, a son of Jacob, and Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant (Genesis 30:4).
Dan was one of the 10 northern tribes that disappeared from history after the Assyrian conquest of the kingdom of Israel in 721 bc. They are known in Jewish legends as the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel .
Ten tribes formed the Kingdom of Israel: the tribes of Reuben, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Ephraim, Tribe of Simeon and Manasseh. However it is not clear how Simeon, whose territory was within the Judean territory, could ever have been a part of the northern kingdom.
The Tribe of Dan was represented by a snake or by a lion. Other accepted symbols of Dan were a pair of scales, an eagle, and a dragon. Many members of Dan settled in Denmark, in Ireland, in Wales, England, and the U.S.A. where 40-50 million people have Irish ancestry.
