Every named figure.
Lifespans, relatives, and scripture references. Every claim is traceable; tradition tags surface where readings differ.
13 of 2,781 curated.
Tribal head of Dan at the wilderness census; commander of the camp of Dan that brought up the rear.
Father of Oholiab.
Spy from the tribe of Dan sent to scout Canaan; gave a fearful report.
Father of Ahiezer the tribal head of Dan.
Tribal officer over Dan in David's administration.
Tribal leader of Dan appointed to apportion the land of Canaan. Distinct from Bukki the priest in 1 Chronicles 6.
Son of Jacob by Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; founder of the tribe of Dan. The name means 'he has judged'.
Father of Ammiel, the Danite spy sent to scout Canaan (Numbers 13:12).
Father of Bukki, the Danite leader who divided the land of Canaan (Numbers 34:22).
Danite of Zorah; father of Samson. The Angel of Yahweh announced his son's birth to Manoah and his wife.
Son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; assistant to Bezalel in the tabernacle's construction. Engraver, designer, and weaver in blue, purple, scarlet, and fine linen.
Son of Manoah; consecrated as a Nazirite from the womb. Endowed with prodigious strength as long as his hair was uncut. Judged Israel twenty years against the Philistines. Betrayed by Delilah, blinded, and finally killed thousands of Philistines with himself by collapsing the temple of Dagon at Gaza.
Hushim (Genesis 46:23)
Sole son of Dan listed in scripture; eponym of the Shuhamite clan.
Curation status: Primeval (Genesis 1–11), patriarchs (Genesis 12–50), Exodus/Numbers, Joshua/Judges/Ruth, the united and divided monarchies (Saul, David, all kings of Judah and Israel), the writing prophets, post-exilic figures (Zerubbabel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther), the Holy Family, John the Baptist, the Twelve, and the early apostolic generation are all in. 2,781figures curated so far. The remaining named biblical figures (priestly genealogies in 1 Chronicles, the post-exile lists in Ezra/Nehemiah, the obscure persons in Acts and the epistles) are pending. Every claim is rigorously sourced; gaps mean “not yet curated”, not “not in scripture”.