Naphtali

Hebrew origin

Naphtali is Jacob's son through Bilhah; in Genesis 49 Jacob likens him to a swift hind bearing lovely fawns.

Family

Parents

Jacob

Yahweh names Jacob with Abraham and Isaac when he tells Moses to lead Israel to …

Bilhah

Bilhah is Rachel's slave-girl and Jacob's concubine, mother of Dan and Naphtali;…

Siblings

Reuben

Reuben is Jacob and Leah's firstborn; in Genesis 49 Jacob declares he will not b…

Simeon

Simeon is Jacob and Leah's second son; in Genesis 49 Jacob pairs him with Levi f…

Levi

Levi is Jacob and Leah's third son; Genesis 49 pairs him with Simeon for rage an…

Judah

Judah is Jacob and Leah's fourth son; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him as a lion'…

Dan

Dan is Jacob's son through Bilhah; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him to govern his…

Gad

Gad is Jacob's son through Zilpah; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him as one who wi…

Asher

Asher is Jacob's son through Zilpah; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him with rich f…

Issachar

Issachar is Jacob and Leah's fifth son; in Genesis 49 Jacob likens him to a stro…

Zebulun

Zebulun is Jacob and Leah's sixth son; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him to live b…

Dinah

Dinah is Jacob and Leah's daughter; Genesis 34 recounts her violation by Shechem…

Joseph

Joseph put Israel under oath to take his bones from Egypt; in Exodus 13 Moses ta…

Benjamin

Benjamin is Jacob and Rachel's youngest son; in Genesis 49 Jacob likens him to a…

Esau

Esau is Isaac's firstborn twin, also called Edom and ancestor of the Edomites; G…

Genesis 30:7
Again Rachel's slave-girl Bilhah conceived and gave birth to a second son by Jacob.
Genesis 30:8
Then Rachel said, 'I have fought a fateful battle with my sister, and I have won!' So she named him Naphtali.
Genesis 46:24
The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.
Genesis 49:21
Naphtali is a swift hind bearing lovely fawns.