Tribe of Dan
Ethiopian Jews, also known as Beta Israel, claim descent from the Tribe of Dan, whose members migrated south along with members of the tribes of Gad, Asher, and Naphtali, into the Kingdom of Kush, now Ethiopia and Sudan, during the destruction of the First Temple. This position is supported by former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. They are said to have fought with the natives. Charles Upton relates the serpent vodou (voodoo) God Danbhala as derived in part from a heterodox form of Ethiopian Judaism. Some 19th century writers such as Edward Hine claimed that the Tribe of Dan settled in Ireland.