Person
Naphtali
- Born
- 1754 BC
- Attested
- 1754–1701 BC
- Era
- Patriarchs, Israel in Egypt
My wrestling, the fifth son of Jacob.
Family & connections
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Line of descent
24 generations back to God, following the father where one is recorded.
Events
- 1754 BC Birth of Naphtali
- 1728 BC Joseph sold to Egypt
- 1708–1701 BC 7 years of famine
- 1706–1704 BC Joseph's brothers return to Egypt
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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.
In Scripture
49 verses in 14 books
- Genesis30:8; 35:25; 46:24; 49:21
- Exodus1:4
- Numbers1:15, 42–43; 2:29; 7:78; 10:27; 13:14; 26:48, 50; 34:28
- Deuteronomy27:13; 33:23; 34:2
- Joshua19:32, 39; 20:7; 21:6, 32
- Judges1:33; 4:6, 10; 5:18; 6:35; 7:23
- 1 Kings4:15; 7:14; 15:20
- 2 Kings15:29
- 1 Chronicles2:2; 6:62, 76; 7:13; 12:34, 40; 27:19
- 2 Chronicles16:4; 34:6
- Psalms68:27
- Isaiah9:1
- Ezekiel48:3–4, 34
- Matthew4:13, 15
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