Naphtali


[naf-tuh-lahy] /ˈnæf təˌlaɪ/

noun
1.
the sixth son of Jacob and Bilhah. Gen. 30:7,8.
2.
one of the 12 tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from Naphtali.
/ˈnæftəˌlaɪ/
noun (Old Testament)
1.
Jacob’s sixth son, whose mother was Rachel’s handmaid (Genesis 30:7–8)
2.
the tribe descended from him
3.
the territory of this tribe, between the Sea of Galilee and the mountains of central Galilee

my wrestling, the fifth son of Jacob. His mother was Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid (Gen. 30:8). When Jacob went down into Egypt, Naphtali had four sons (Gen. 46:24). Little is known of him as an individual.

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