Bible Location

Laish

Meaning: a lion · 4 cross references · Modern-day map available

Laish was the northern Sidonian-linked city later captured and renamed Dan by the tribe of Dan. It is important because it shows the Danites' migration and the remaking of Israel's far northern frontier. First appears in Judg 18:7.1

Place meaning

a lion

Coordinates

33.25, 35.65

First appears

Judg 18:7

AI summary: Laish is significant because it marks a clear example of relocation and takeover within Israel itself. Judges portrays it as an isolated, unwary city with external cultural links, making it vulnerable to the migrating Danites. Its capture and renaming create the northern limit later remembered as Dan. The cross references present Laish as a city transformed by conquest, migration, and tribal ambition.1

Place meaning

a lion

Latitude

33.25

Longitude

35.65

Bible references

4