28 There was no one to rescue them because it was far from Sidon and they had no alliance with anyone. It was in a valley that belonged to Beth-rehob. They rebuilt the city and lived in it. 29 They named the city Dan, after the name of their ancestor Dan, who was born to Israel. The city was formerly named Laish.

30 The Danites set up the carved image for themselves. Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Moses,[a] and his sons were priests for the Danite tribe until the time of the exile from the land.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 18:30 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg; other Hb mss read Manasseh

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