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Definition of Danites

Danite
Danite Dan"ite, n. 1. A descendant of Dan; an Israelite of the tribe of Dan. --Judges xiii. 2. 2. [So called in remembrance of the prophecy in Gen. xlix. 17, ``Dan shall be a serpent by the way,' etc.] One of a secret association of Mormons, bound by an oath to obey the heads of the church in all things. [U. S.]

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- enemy comes, the Danites will be after them, meaning the brethren in self-defense.": 165  One of those who heard Joseph speak of the Danites was Sampson Avard...
- also reported the existence of the Danite group among the Mormons and repeated a po****r rumor that a group of Danites was planning to attack and burn Richmond...
- of these rumors[which?] were centered around a group called the Danites. The Danites were a fraternal organization which was founded by a group of Latter-day...
- When Micah confronted the Danites to protest the taking away of his idols along with the Levite and his family, the Danites responded self-righteously...
- The priestly service of Gershom's descendant Jonathan on behalf of the Danites was illegal, because, although he was a Levite, he was not of Aaron's family...
- steeped in kidnapping, murder and enslavement, he said: "all I said about the Danite Band and the murders is historical so I cannot withdraw that, though it...
- Mormon War. Non-Mormon vigilantes raided and burned Mormon farms, while Danites and other Mormons pillaged non-Mormon towns. In the Battle of Crooked River...
- descended from these Danites. Some Beta Israel, however, ****ert that their Danite origins go back to the time of Moses, when some Danites parted from other...
- heavy taxes on the Danites, with the purpose of having Samson betra**** by his own people. The Saran's plan works, and frustrated Danites hand over Samson...
- whole tribe Micah and his neighbours pursue the Danites but are dissuaded from fighting the Danites reach Laish, a fertile region, and weakly protected...