Zebulun

Hebrew origin

Zebulun is Jacob and Leah's sixth son directly; Leah names him hoping Jacob will honor her with gifts.

Family

Parents

Jacob

Jacob is Isaac's second-born twin; in Genesis 45 his sons report that Joseph is …

Leah

Leah is Laban's elder daughter and Jacob's first wife; she is the mother of Dina…

Siblings

Reuben

Reuben is Jacob and Leah's firstborn son; in Genesis 37 he intervenes to save Jo…

Simeon

Simeon is Jacob and Leah's second son; detained in Egypt when his brothers first…

Levi

Levi is Jacob and Leah's third son; with Simeon he avenges Dinah by slaughtering…

Judah

Judah is Jacob and Leah's fourth son; in Genesis 43 he pledges himself as surety…

Dan

Dan is Jacob's fifth son, born through Rachel's slave-girl Bilhah; Rachel names …

Naphtali

Naphtali is Jacob's sixth son, born through Rachel's slave-girl Bilhah; Rachel n…

Gad

Gad is Jacob's seventh son, born through Leah's slave-girl Zilpah; Leah names hi…

Asher

Asher is Jacob's eighth son, born through Leah's slave-girl Zilpah; Leah names h…

Issachar

Issachar is Jacob and Leah's fifth son directly, born after God heard Leah follo…

Dinah

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

Joseph

Joseph is Jacob and Rachel's firstborn son; sold to Egypt in Genesis 37, made go…

Benjamin

Benjamin is Jacob and Rachel's youngest son; in Genesis 43-44 he travels to Egyp…

Esau

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

Genesis 30:19
Again Leah conceived and gave birth to a sixth son by Jacob,
Genesis 30:20
and said, 'God has given me a fine gift; now my husband will bring me presents, for I have borne him six sons.' So she named him Zebulun.