ከተማይቱንም ከእስራኤል በተወለደው በአባታቸው በዳን ስም ዳን ብለው ጠሩአት፤ የከተማይቱም ስም አስቀድሞ ሌሳ ነበረ።
They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father who was born in Israel; however, the name of the city formerly was Laish.