Naphtali in the Bible

Meaning: that struggles or fightspar

Exact Match

The men of Naphtali did not conquer the people living in Beth Shemesh or Beth Anath. They live among the Canaanites residing in the land. The Canaanites living in Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were forced to do hard labor for them.

Verse ConceptsLiving TogetherForced Labour

She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali. She said to him, "Is it not true that the Lord God of Israel is commanding you? Go, march to Mount Tabor! Take with you ten thousand men from Naphtali and Zebulun!

Verse ConceptsDeborahTens Of Thousands

Barak summoned men from Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh. Ten thousand men followed him; Deborah went up with him as well.

Verse ConceptsFighting TogetherTens Of Thousands

Your chiefs, Issachar, were with Deborah; and Naphtali was true to Barak; into the valley they went rushing out at his feet. In Reuben there were divisions, and great searchings of heart.

Verse ConceptsPrincesRank

The men of Zebulun were not concerned about their lives; Naphtali charged on to the battlefields.

Verse ConceptsCourage, Examples OfLife DespisedRisking

He sent messengers throughout Manasseh and summoned them to follow him as well. He also sent messengers throughout Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, and they came up to meet him.

Verse ConceptsMessenger

Israelites from Naphtali, Asher, and Manasseh answered the call and chased the Midianites.

Thematic Bible



{The fortified cities} [are] Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,


Naphtali [is] a doe running free that puts forth beautiful words.


In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser the king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel-Beth-Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, the Gilead, the Galilee, and all the land of Naphtali; then he deported them to Assyria.

She sent and called for Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh Naphtali and said to him, "Has not Yahweh the God of Israel commanded you? 'Go, {march to} Mount Tabor, and take ten thousand men from the descendants of Naphtali and Zebulun.

For the tribe of Naphtali: the leader of the descendants of Naphtali [will be] Ahira son of Enan.

He sent messengers throughout all Manasseh, and they were also called to follow him; and he sent messengers throughout Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, and they went up to meet them.

Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh or Beth-anath, but lived in the midst of the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and Beth-anath became forced labor for them.

And of Naphtali, he said, "Oh, Naphtali, sated of favor, and full of the blessing of Yahweh; take possession of [the] lake, and [the land to the] south."

The sixth allotment {fell} for the children of Naphtali, for the children of Naphtali according to their families.


The sons of Bilhah, the female servant of Rachel: Dan and Naphtali.

Naphtali [is] a doe running free that puts forth beautiful words.

And Rachel said, "I have struggled a mighty struggle with my sister and have prevailed." And she called his name Naphtali.


Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh or Beth-anath, but lived in the midst of the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and Beth-anath became forced labor for them.

The sixth allotment {fell} for the children of Naphtali, for the children of Naphtali according to their families. Their border was from Heleph, from [the] oak in Zaanannim, Adami Nekeb, Jabneel, up to Lakkum; {it ends} at the Jordan; then the border turns to the west, to Aznoth Tabor, and continues from there to Hukok, and it touches Zebulun on [the] south, Asher on [the] west, and Judah on {the east} [at] the Jordan. read more.
{The fortified cities} [are] Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth, Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor, Yiron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth-anath, Beth Shemesh; nineteen cities and their villages. This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

And next to the territory of Asher, from {the eastern border} and up to {the western border}, one [portion] [for] Naphtali.


Ben-Hadad listened to King Asa, and he sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel and he attacked Ijon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maacah, and all of Kinnereth, in addition to all the land of Naphtali.

And Ben-Hadad listened to King Asa, and he sent commanders of his troops that [were] with him against the cities of Israel. And they struck Ijon, Dan, Abel-Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.

In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser the king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel-Beth-Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, the Gilead, the Galilee, and all the land of Naphtali; then he deported them to Assyria.


"The standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions [will be] to the west. The leader of the descendants of Dan [will be] Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. And his division and the {ones counted} [are] sixty-two thousand seven hundred. Those encamped next to him [will be] the tribe of Asher. The leader of the descendants of Asher [will be] Pagiel son of Ocran. read more.
And his division and the {ones counted} [are] forty-one thousand five hundred. For the tribe of Naphtali: the leader of the descendants of Naphtali [will be] Ahira son of Enan. And his division and the {ones counted} [are] fifty-three thousand four hundred. All the {ones counted} from the camp of Dan [are] one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They will set out {last} according to their divisions."

Then the standard of the camp of the descendants of Dan, who formed a rear guard for all the camps, set out according to their divisions; Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai [was] over its division. Pagiel son of Ocran [was] over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Asher. Ahira son of Enan [was] over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Naphtali.


From the descendants of Naphtali, their genealogies according to their clans, according to {their families}, according to [the] number of names, from {those twenty years old} and above, everyone who [is able] to go to war: those who were counted from the tribe of Naphtali were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

The descendants of Naphtali according to their clans: of Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the clan of the Gunites; of Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites. These [were] the clans of Naphtali according to their clans, the ones counted of them, forty-five thousand four hundred.


The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.

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


from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand,

{But there will be no gloom for those who were in distress}. In former times he treated [the] land of Zebulun and Naphtali with contempt, but in the future he will honor the way of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee [of] the nations. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; light has shined on those who lived in a land of darkness.


The sons of Bilhah, the female servant of Rachel: Dan and Naphtali.

And Bilhah, Rachel's servant, conceived again and bore a second son to Jacob. And Rachel said, "I have struggled a mighty struggle with my sister and have prevailed." And she called his name Naphtali.


She sent and called for Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh Naphtali and said to him, "Has not Yahweh the God of Israel commanded you? 'Go, {march to} Mount Tabor, and take ten thousand men from the descendants of Naphtali and Zebulun.

Zebulun [is] a people who scorned death, and Naphtali, on the heights of [the] field.

Barak summoned Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and {they went up behind him}, ten thousand men, and Deborah went up with him.


He sent messengers throughout all Manasseh, and they were also called to follow him; and he sent messengers throughout Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, and they went up to meet them.

And the men of Israel were called from Naphtali, from Asher, and from all of Manasseh, and they pursued after Midian.


And also their relatives, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on donkeys, on camels, on mules, and on oxen--provisions of flour, cakes of figs, raisin cakes, wine and oil, cattle and sheep in abundance, for [there was] great joy in Israel.

From Naphtali: one thousand commanders; and [those] with them with shield and spear: thirty-seven thousand.


Naphtali [is] a doe running free that puts forth beautiful words.


There [is] little Benjamin ruling them, [with] the princes of Judah [in] their throng, the princes of Zebulun [and] the princes of Naphtali.


And of Naphtali, he said, "Oh, Naphtali, sated of favor, and full of the blessing of Yahweh; take possession of [the] lake, and [the land to the] south."


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