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
Genesis
And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali. great: Heb. wrestlings of God Naphtali: that is, My wrestling: Gr. Nephthalim
Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
Numbers
Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.
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;
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
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.
Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered:
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:
One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
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.
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.
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
Of the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:
Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
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.
And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
Deuteronomy
And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. to curse: Heb. for a cursing
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.
Joshua
The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:
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.
And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
And Kedesh, and Edrei, and Enhazor,
And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.
Judges
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.
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?
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.
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
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.
1 Kings
Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
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 came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work. a widow's: Heb. the son of a widow woman
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 Naphtali.
1 Chronicles
Isaiah
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 the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. of the nations: or, populous
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
New Testament
Matthew
And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
People in the Bible and naphtali, the tribe of
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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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