what is the tribe of dan?

Answer 1

Dan was one of the 12 sons of Jacob. His name was later changed to Israel. His twelve sons would become the leaders of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Fast forward a thousand years, and the Jews would return to Israel after the Babylonian captivity. At that time, only the tribe of Dan would return to the worshipping of idols. Because of that, God ended the lineage of the tribe. There are no descendants of Dan left anymore. Also over time, the tribe of Joseph split into two half-tribes named for his sons Ephriam and Mannash. When you reach the book of Revelation (chapter 7) you will find the tribe of Dan has been replaced by the half-tribe of Mannash.

Answer 2

The tribe originally settled in the central coastal area of Palestine (Joshua 19), in proximity to the area controlled by the Philistines. Samson, the legendary warrior against the Philistines, was said to be a member of this tribe. The inability of the tribe to settle its inheritance in the fertile valleys already occupied by the Philistines, led the group to abandon their positions in the Hill Country overlooking the Sorek Valley (Mahaneh Dan = "Camps of Dan") and migrate to an open area. The tribe then moved to the northern part of the land (Judges 18), apparently due to military pressure by the Philistines. In the north, the principal settlement was the ancient site of Luz, later named Dan, whose ruins are located at modern Tel Dan. The move involved a religious act of defiance, when the Dan people installed their own independent legacy of Levite clergy (see Judges 17). The location of the Tribe of Dan, between Ekron and Joppa, would place them in the medial position between the Philistines and the Tjekker, at Acre, according to the tales of Wenamon. If so the tribe of Dan would have perhaps been identified with the Denyen, part of the Sea People's invasion of Egypt. Dan seems to have been added to the Israelite confederation after the period of Deborah, as when this prophet called upon the aid of the people's of Israel, Dan was preoccupied with "his ships" and did not respond to the call.

When Jeroboam led the revolt of the northern tribes and established the Kingdom of Israel, Dan was one of the tribes in it, and so would count as one of the Lost Tribes exiled by the Assyrians.

Answer 3

Slight missinformation below - I would reccomend the old testement as the source of your interest

Dan was indeed one of the sons of jaccob and was again one of the tribes. His name was not changed to anything (israel was the name given to his grandfather issac after he forght a battle with an angel)
The tribe of Dan, Gad and half the tribe of Menasheh (Menasheh was indeed one of the two sons of Joseph and tribes numbers 11 and 12) were given the choice at the time of the jewish nation moving in to Israel whether they wanted to go or stay on the side of the jordan river. they chose to stay and indeed became known as the "lost" tribes and were lost forever.

There is so much more to tell...how long have you got??

Answer 4

Dan was one of the 12 sons of Jabob, the Patriarch of Israel.

Answer 5

the followers of the almighty guru dan.