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Naphtali

Also called Nephthalim

Mentioned in 49 verses across 14 books, first in 1 Chronicles 2:2. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

In the Bible

All 7 verses in 1 Chronicles, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

1 Chronicles

  • 1 Chronicles 2:2

    Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:62

    The Gershomites, according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:76

    And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.

  • 1 Chronicles 7:13

    The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum —the descendants of Bilhah.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:34

    From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:40

    And their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant supplies of flour, fig cakes and raisin cakes, wine and oil, oxen and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.

  • 1 Chronicles 27:19

    over Zebulun was Ishmaiah son of Obadiah; over Naphtali was Jerimoth son of Azriel;

Events

Events the dataset lists Naphtali as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

  1. c. 1754 BC
    Birth of NaphtaliGenesis 30:7–8
  2. c. 1728 BC
    Joseph sold to EgyptGenesis 37:3–36 · at Egypt
  3. c. 1708 BC
    7 years of famineGenesis 41:54–43:34
  4. c. 1706 BC
    Joseph's brothers return to EgyptGenesis 43:1–45:28 · at Egypt

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

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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