Naphtali Tribe

Naphtali sixth son of Jacob

(Gen 30:7)  And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

(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:

Sons of Naphtali

(Gen 46:24 And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.

Jacobs blessing

(Gen 49:21)  Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.

Went into Egypt with Israel(Jacob)

(Exo 1:4)  Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Head of House

(Num 1:4And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.

(Num 1:15Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.

Census of Israel warriors

(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 able to go forth to war;

(Num 1:43)  Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

Captain of the children of Naphtali

(Num 2:29)  Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

(Num 2:30)  And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

Offering to Tabernacle's Consecration

(Num 7:78)  On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered:

(Num 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:

(Num 7:80)  One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:

(Num 7:81)  One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

(Num 7:82)  One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

(Num 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.

Israel leaves Sinai

(Num 10:27)  And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.

Spies sent into Canaan

(Num 13:14)  Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.

Census of new generation

(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 26:49)  Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

(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.

Tribal Chief

(Num 34:28)  And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.

Curses of Mt. Ebal

(Deu 27:13)  And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

Moses final blessing on Israel

(Deu 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.

Lord shows Moses the land

(Deu 34:1)  And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,

(Deu 34:2)  And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,

Inheritance of Naphtali

(Jos 19:32)  The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

(Jos 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:

(Jos 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.

(Jos 19:35)  And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,

(Jos 19:36)  And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,

(Jos 19:37)  And Kedesh, and Edrei, and Enhazor,

(Jos 19:38)  And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

(Jos 19:39)  This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

Cities of Refuge

(Jos 20:6And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.

(Jos 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.

Cities alotted to Levi

(Jos 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.

Dwelt among Canaanites

(Jdg 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.

Ten Thousand

(Jdg 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?

(Jdg 4:7)  And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.

(Jdg 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.

Jeoperdized their lives

(Jdg 5:18)  Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.

Gideon destroys altar at Baal

(Jdg 6:34)  But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.

(Jdg 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.

Gideon defeats Midian

(Jdg 7:22)  And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath.

(Jdg 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.

Genealogy of David

(1Ch 2:2)  Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

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Descendants of Naphtali

(1Ch 7:13)  The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.

Mighty men join David

(1Ch 12:34)  And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.

(1Ch 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, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.

Leaders of Tribes

(1Ch 27:19)  Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel:

Strength of God

(Psa 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.

(Psa 68:28)  Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

Gates of the city

(Eze 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.