in Galilee, to the north of Issachar and south of Asher and Naphtali (Jos 19:10-16), and between the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean. According to ancient prophecy this part of Galilee enjoyed a large share of our Lord's public ministry (Isa 9:1-2; Mt 4:12-16).
And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families. And the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid; and their border went up westwards, and to Marealah, and reached to Dabbesheth, and reached to the torrent that is before Jokneam; read more. and turned from Sarid eastward, toward the sun-rising, to the border of Chisloth-Tabor, and went out to Dabrath, and went up to Japhia; and from thence it passed eastward toward the sun-rising to Gath-Hepher, to Eth-kazin, and went out to Rimmon which reaches to Neah; and the border turned round it northwards to Hannathon: and ended in the valley of Jiphthah-el; ... and Kattath, and Nahalal, and Shimron, and Jidalah, and Beth-lehem: twelve cities and their hamlets. This was the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities and their hamlets.
Nevertheless the darkness shall not be as when the distress was in the land, at the time he at first lightly, and afterwards heavily, visited the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations: the people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them light hath shone.
But having heard that John was delivered up, he departed into Galilee: and having left Nazareth, he went and dwelt at Capernaum, which is on the sea-side in the borders of Zabulon and Nepthalim, read more. that that might be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying, Land of Zabulon and land of Nepthalim, way of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations: the people sitting in darkness has seen a great light, and to those sitting in the country and shadow of death, to them has light sprung up.