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What the Bible Says About Naphtali, the Tribe Of

Overview

The Bible addresses naphtali, the tribe of across 48 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Numbers, Joshua and Judges. Closely related themes include Tribes of Israel, the, Ahira, Zebulun, the Tribe Of and Altar of Burnt Offering, the. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Rachel, Naphtali, Barak and Solomon.

Key Bible verses about naphtali, the tribe of

Old Testament

Numbers

Numbers 1:15

Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.

Numbers 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 able to go forth to war;

Numbers 1:43

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

Numbers 2:25

The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

Numbers 2:29

Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

Numbers 7:78

On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered:

Numbers 7:79

His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

Numbers 7:80

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:

Numbers 7:81

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

Numbers 7:82

One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

Numbers 7:83

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.

Numbers 10:25

And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

Numbers 10:27

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.

Numbers 13:14

Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.

Numbers 26:48

Of the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:

Numbers 26:49

Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

Numbers 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.

Numbers 34:28

And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.

Joshua

Joshua 19:32

The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

Joshua 19:33

And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:

Joshua 19:34

And then the coast turneth westward to Aznothtabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.

Joshua 19:35

And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,

Joshua 19:36

And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,

Joshua 19:37

And Kedesh, and Edrei, and Enhazor,

Joshua 19:38

And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

Joshua 19:39

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

Judges

Judges 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 Bethshemesh and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them.

Judges 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 thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?

Judges 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.

Judges 5:18

Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field. jeoparded: Heb. exposed to reproach

Judges 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.

People in the Bible and naphtali, the tribe of

Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.

In the Bible dictionary

Studying naphtali, the tribe of for yourself

  • Begin with Genesis 30:7, then read the passages below in canonical order.
  • Compare how Numbers, Joshua and Judges each treat the theme.
  • Consider the lives of Rachel, Naphtali and Barak and how their stories intersect with it.
  • Widen the study to related themes: Tribes of Israel, the, Ahira, Zebulun, the Tribe Of and Altar of Burnt Offering, the.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about naphtali, the tribe of?

The Bible addresses naphtali, the tribe of across 48 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Numbers, Joshua and Judges. Closely related themes include Tribes of Israel, the, Ahira, Zebulun, the Tribe Of and Altar of Burnt Offering, the. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Rachel, Naphtali, Barak and Solomon.

How many Bible verses are about naphtali, the tribe of?

The Bible references naphtali, the tribe of in 48 verses (King James Version).

Where does the Bible first mention naphtali, the tribe of?

In canonical order, the first of these passages is Genesis 30:7: “And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.”

Which people in the Bible are associated with naphtali, the tribe of?

Rachel, Naphtali, Barak, Solomon and Jacob.

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