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Naphtali

Naphtali

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Naphtali was one of the twelve sons of Jacob, whose descendants formed one of the tribes of Israel.

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Jacob (father)  ·  Bilhah (mother)

Where Naphtali appears

47 verses across 13 books.

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Verses mentioning Naphtali

  • 1Chr 2:2 — Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
  • 1Chr 6:62 — And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen
  • 1Chr 6:76 — And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
  • 1Chr 7:13 — The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.
  • 1Chr 12:34 — And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.
  • 1Chr 12:40 — Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins,
  • 1Chr 27:19 — Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel:
  • 1Kgs 4:15 — Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
  • 1Kgs 7:14 — He was a widow’s son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he cam
  • 1Kgs 15:20 — So Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of
  • 2Chr 16:4 — And Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
  • 2Chr 34:6 — And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.
  • 2Kgs 15:29 — In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and c
  • Deut 27:13 — And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
  • Deut 33:23 — And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.
  • Deut 34:2 — And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,
  • Exod 1:4 — Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
  • Ezek 48:3 — And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali.
  • Ezek 48:4 — And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh.
  • Ezek 48:34 — At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.
  • Gen 30:8 — And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
  • Gen 35:25 — And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
  • Gen 46:24 — And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
  • Gen 49:21 — Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
  • Isa 9:1 — Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by
  • Josh 19:32 — The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
  • Josh 19:39 — This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.
  • Josh 20:7 — And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
  • Josh 21:6 — And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, t
  • Josh 21:32 — And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
  • Judg 1:33 — Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshe
  • Judg 4:6 — And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten tho
  • Judg 4:10 — And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.
  • Judg 5:18 — Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.
  • Judg 6:35 — And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
  • Judg 7:23 — And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites.
  • Num 1:15 — Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.
  • Num 1:42 — Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were ab
  • Num 1:43 — Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
  • Num 2:29 — Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
  • Num 7:78 — On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered:
  • Num 10:27 — And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
  • Num 13:14 — Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
  • Num 26:48 — Of the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:
  • Num 26:50 — These are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.
  • Num 34:28 — And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
  • Ps 68:27 — There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
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The Church Fathers on Naphtali

Patristic commentary on the Scriptures that name Naphtali.

With regard to the third explanation, the interpretation of the name Naphtali is that indicated by his father when he blesses him, that is, "leafy tree" or "vine." There was that man of ours, who a bit earlier fed on fat bread and offered food to princes (that bread that comforts the heart of people8). Now, as a second phase, Christ,…

(Chapter 9, verses 1 and following) In the first time, the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali were relieved, and in the last time the way of the sea beyond the Jordan of the Galilee of the Gentiles was made heavy. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon…

(Verse 21.) The tribe of Naphtali, a spreading vine, producing beauty in the next generation. In Hebrew it is written: Naphtali is a fruitful land, producing words of beauty, signifying that hot springs are born within the tribe itself, or that the region around the Sea of Galilee, watered by the flow of the Jordan River, is fertile.…

Historic voices touch this life

63 passages from 7 historic works cite verses that mention Naphtali.