²⁹ They renamed the city Dan, after the name of their ancestor Dan, who had been born in Israel. The former name of the city was Laish. ³⁰ The descendants of Dan set up the carved image, and Gershom’s son Jonathan, a descendant of Manasseh, served along with his descendants as priests to the tribe of Dan until the land was taken captive. ³¹ Micah’s carved image, that he himself had crafted, was in place during the entire time that God’s tent was set up at Shiloh.