Der Sohn einer Frau der Töchter von Dan und sein Vater war ein Mann von Tyrus, der geschickt in Gold und Silber, in Messing, in Eisen, in Stein und in Holz, in Purpur, in Blau und Blau arbeiten konnte in feinem Leinen und in Purpur; auch jede Art von Grab zu graben und irgendein Gerät zu erfinden; alles zu tun, was vor ihm liegt, mit deinen geschickten Männern und mit den geschickten Männern meines Herrn David, deines Vaters.
Rabbeinu Bahya
ואני הנני נתתי אתו את אהליאב בן אחיתמך למטה דן, “As for Me, here I have given him as an assistant Oholiav son of Achisamach of the tribe of Dan.” We read in the name of Rabbi Chanina in Shemot Rabbah 40,4 that no tribe was more exalted than Yehudah and none was less regarded than the tribe of Dan, seeing he was descended from one of the maidservants of Yaakov. G’d decided that Betzalel and a descendant of Dan should partner each other so that neither Betzalel nor his tribe should become haughty. All human beings are equal before G’d. The fact that the Tabernacle was built by these two architects was an important object lesson teaching this parity between the tribes in their social standing. Interestingly enough, when Solomon built the Temple this pattern was repeated seeing that the principal participants in constructing it were Solomon of the tribe of Yehudah, and Chirom the son of a mother from the tribe of Dan (compare Chronicles II 2,13).