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Huk'Kok - (incised ), a place on the boundary of
Naphtali. (
Joshua 19:34 ) It has been recovered in Yakuk , a village in the mountains of
Naphtali west of the upper end of the Sea of Galilee
Naphtali - At the census of Sinai
Naphtali's tribe numbered 53,400 able for war (
Numbers 1:43). At the borders of Canaan the tribe of
Naphtali had fallen to 45,400 (
Numbers 26:48-50). On march
Naphtali was north of the tabernacle, next Dan his kinsman, and Asher (
Numbers 2:25-31), together forming "the camp of Dan," hindmost or rearward of all the camps (
Numbers 10:25).
Naphtali had its portion between the coastland strip of Asher and the upper Jordan. of
Naphtali; trans-jordanic Manasseh on the E. Thus,
Naphtali had the well watered district about Banias and the springs of the Jordan. Jacob in his dying prophecy says, "Naphtali is a hind let loose, he giveth goodly words. " The targums of Pseudo-Jonathan and Jerusalem say
Naphtali first told Jacob Joseph was alive. "Naphtali (say the targums) is a swift messenger, like a hind that runneth on the mountains, bringing good tidings. " Joshua (
Joshua 20:7) calls it "Mount
Naphtali" from the mountainous parts of its possessions.
Habakkuk 3:19, "the Lord will make my feet like hinds' feet," has in view Jacob's prophecy as to
Naphtali. Temporally
Naphtali disports gracefully and joyously in its fertile allotment, as a hind at large exulting amidst grass; it shall be famous too for eloquence. ...
Barak with 10,000 men of
Naphtali, at Deborah's call, fought and delivered Israel from Jabin of Canaan. His war-like energy and his and Deborah's joint song are specimens of the prowess and the eloquence of
Naphtali (Judges 4-5);
Naphtali and Zebulun "jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field" (
Judges 5:18). Moses' blessing on
Naphtali is (
Deuteronomy 33:23), "Naphtali, satisfied with favor, and full with the blessing of Jehovah, possess thou the "sect" (yam ) and the sunny district" (not as KJV "the W.
Naphtali failed to drive out the Canaanites (
Judges 1:33). " Tiglath Pileser swept away its people to Assyria; Benhadad of Syria had previously smitten all
Naphtali (
1 Kings 15:20;
2 Kings 15:29). But where the darkness was greatest and the captivity first came, there gospel light first shone, as foretold of Zebulun and
Naphtali (
Isaiah 9:1-2;
Matthew 4:16).
Naphtali shall have its 12,000 elect ones sealed (
Revelation 7:6), and its allotment in restored Israel (
Ezekiel 48:3-4;
Ezekiel 48:34)
en-Hazor - ” A fortified city in the tribal territory of
Naphtali (
Joshua 19:37 ). Others would locate it southwest of Kedesh on the border joining
Naphtali and Asher
Zer - Fortified city in
Naphtali
Lakum - Border city of
Naphtali
Heleph - ” Border city of the tribal allotment of
Naphtali (
Joshua 19:33 ). Others think Heleph represents the southern border of
Naphtali
Jahzeelite - (jah' zih ehl ite) Clan in tribe of
Naphtali
Pedahel - Son of Ammihud, and a prince of
Naphtali
Nahbi - Son of Vophsi, of the tribe of
Naphtali
Vophsi - Father of Nahbi, of the tribe of
Naphtali
Horem - A fortified place of
Naphtali
Naphtali -
Naphtali (năph'ta-lî), my wrestling. Jacob said, "Naphtali is a hind let loose, he giveth goodly words," graceful and eloquent. ...
Territory of
Naphtali, peopled by his descendants, called Nephthalim,
Matthew 4:15, A. It lay in a rich and fertile portion of Northern Palestine, partly along the Lebanon range, called "the mount of
Naphtali"
Joshua 19:32-39;
Joshua 20:7, R. , "Hill country of
Naphtali
Ijon - ) A store city of
Naphtali in N. of Dan, at the foot of the hills of
Naphtali, Merj Ayun, is probably the site
Ham'Math - (warm springs ), one of the fortified cities in the territory allotted to
Naphtali. In the list of Levitical cities given out of
Naphtali, (
Joshua 21:32 ) the name of this place seems to be given as HAMMOTH-DOR
ad'Ami - (my man, earth ), a place on the border of
Naphtali
i'Ron - (pious ), one of the cities of
Naphtali, (
Joshua 19:38 ) hitherto totally unknown
i'Ron - (pious ), one of the cities of
Naphtali, (
Joshua 19:38 ) hitherto totally unknown
la'Kum - (fortification ), properly formed the landmarks of the boundary of
Naphtali
Adamah - A fenced city of
Naphtali, N
Nekeb - A city of
Naphtali
Naphtali, Mount - Not a mountain, but the mountainous part of the inheritance of
Naphtali
Naph'Tali - His birth and the bestowal of his name are recorded in (
Genesis 30:8 ) When the census was taken at Mount Sinai the tribe of
Naphtali numbered no less than 53,400 fighting men, (
Numbers 1:43 ; 2:50 ) but when the borders of the promised land were reached, its numbers were reduced to, 45,400. (
Numbers 26:48-50 ) During the march through the wilderness
Naphtali occupied a position on the north of the sacred tent with Dan and Asher. (
Numbers 2:25-31 ) In the apportionment of the land, the lot of
Naphtali was enclosed on three sides by those of other tribes. (In the division of the kingdom
Naphtali belonged to the kingdom of Israel, and later was a part of Galilee, bordering on the northwestern pert of the Sea of Galilee, and including Capernaum and Bethsaida
Beth-Anath - A town of
Naphtali, now the village ‘Ainatha , in the mountains of Upper Galilee
Ziddim - Fortified city in
Naphtali
he'Leph - (exchange ), the place from which the boundary of the tribe of
Naphtali started
ad'Amah - (red earth ), one of the "fenced cities" of
Naphtali, named between Chinnereth and Ramah
Janoah - A place in northern Galilee, the land of
Naphtali, taken by Tiglath Pileser (
2 Kings 15:29)
Heleph - Border town of
Naphtali
Ped'Ahel - (whom God redeems ), the son of Ammihud, and prince of the tribe of
Naphtali
Hukkok - City in the boundary of
Naphtali
Horem - Fenced city in
Naphtali
Nekeb - Boundary city of
Naphtali
Shil'Lem - (requital ), son of
Naphtali and an ancestor of the family of the Shillemites
Hukkok - Decreed, a town near Zebulun, not far from Jordan, on the border of
Naphtali (
Joshua 19:34 )
Horem - A city of
Naphtali in the mountains (
Joshua 19:38 ); prob. the modern Hûrah west of Kedeshnaphtali
Enhazor - Fenced city of the tribe of
Naphtali
Migdal-el - Tower of God, a fortified city of
Naphtali (
Joshua 19:38 ), supposed by some to be identical with Magdala (q
Ahi'ra - unlucky ), Chief of the tribe of
Naphtali
Kedesh - Kedesh
Naphtali, or Kedesh in Galilee (
Joshua 19:37), a Levitical city of refuge assigned to the Gershonite Levites (
Joshua 20:7). Barak's birthplace (
Judges 4:6;
Judges 4:9-10), where he and Deborah assembled Zebulun and
Naphtali as being a "holy" place, which Kedesh means. Kedesh
Naphtali is now Kades at the western edge of Huleh, the marshy basin through which Jordan passes into the sea of Merom, from which Kedesh lies N. 25) conjectures that the Kedesh to which Barak called Israel together is distinct from Kadesh (or Kedesh)
Naphtali, Barak's native place. ...
For Kadesh
Naphtali is 30 miles from Tabor, the scene of the battle, and separated by some of the most difficult country in Palestine
Enan - Father of Ahira, a prince of the tribe of
Naphtali
Ahira - Son of Enan and captain of the tribe of
Naphtali
Ahira - Brother of evil = unlucky, or my brother is friend, chief of the tribe of
Naphtali at the Exodus (
Numbers 1:15 ; 2:29 )
Adamah - Red earth, a fortified city of
Naphtali, probably the modern Damieh, on the west side of the sea of Tiberias (
Joshua 19:33,36 )
Kartan - City in
Naphtali, given to the Levites
Naphtali - We know but few particulars of the lie of
Naphtali. The patriarch Jacob, when he gave his blessing, said, as it is in the English Bible, "Naphtali is a hind let loose; he giveth goodly words,"
Matthew 4:13-15 . ...
The tribe of
Naphtali, called Nephtalim in
Matthew 4:15 , were located in a rich and fertile portion of northern Palestine; having Asher on the west, the upper Jordan and part of the sea of Tiberias on the east; and running north into the Lebanon range, some lower offshoots of which prolonged to the south formed the "mountains of
Naphtali,"
Joshua 19:32-39 20:7
Ziddim - Sides, a town of
Naphtali (
Joshua 19:35 ), has been identified with Kefr-Hattin, the "village of the Hittites," about 5 miles west of Tiberias
Enan - ” Father of Ahira, the leader of the tribe of
Naphtali under Moses (
Numbers 1:15 )
Rakkath - Fortified city of
Naphtali
en-ha'Zor - (fount of Hazor ), one of the fenced cities in the inheritance of
Naphtali, distinct from Hazor
Zer - (flint ), a fortified town in the allotment of
Naphtali, (
Joshua 19:35 ) only, probably in the neighborhood of the southwest side of the Lake of Gennesareth
Jah'ze-el - (whom God allots ), the first of the four sons of
Naphtali, (
Genesis 46:24 ) founder of the family of the Jahzeelites
Kedesh - City in
Naphtali, allotted to the Levites, and a city of refuge. Called KEDESH-NAPHTALI in
Judges 4:6 . It has been supposed that Barak assembled his army, not at Kedesh in
Naphtali, but somewhere nearer to Mount Tabor and to the river Kishon, where Sisera had his troops
Naphtali -
Naphtali. The tradition connects the story in a vague way with the word ‘twist, wrestle’: Naphtûtç ’elôhîm niphtalti Wrestlings of God (or mighty wrestlings) ‘I have wrestled with my sister and I have prevailed,’ Rachel exclaimed when
Naphtali was born, ‘and she called his name
Naphtali. ’...
The information which we have of
Naphtali is very meagre. In the march through the desert
Naphtali formed with Dan and Asher the ‘Camp of Dan,’ which constituted a total of 157,000 men of war. ...
While the genealogical lists cannot he relied on, there is no apparent reason for linking together Dan and
Naphtali. ...
Naphtali was the sixth in order to receive its lot (
Joshua 19:32-39 ). 413) ‘vie with one another in praising the soil and climate of the territory owned by
Naphtali: it was abundantly irrigated; and its productions rich and varied. ’ No wonder that
Naphtali was ‘like a hind let loose’ (
Genesis 49:21 , if this be the correct translation; see the Comm. The captain to whom the honour of leading the Israelites to victory over the hosts of Sisera is ascribed in the prose narrative,
Judges 4:1-24 , was Barak of Kedesn-naphtali. This is probable in view of the readiness with which
Naphtali and Zehulun its neighbour responded to his call, though
Judges 5:15 points rather to a connexion with Issachar. , whom Solomon brought from Tyre to work on the house of Jahweh, was the son of a widow of the tribe of
Naphtali , king of Assyria, and took l jon, and Abel-beth-maacah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, and all the land of
Naphtali, and he carried them captive to Assyria’ (
2 Kings 15:29 )
en-Hazor - A town of
Naphtali, perhaps the mod
Adami - Place on the borders of
Naphtali
Chin'Nereth - (circuit ), accurately Cinnareth, a fortified city in the tribe of
Naphtali, (
Joshua 19:35 ) only, of which no trace is found in later writers, and no remains by travellers
ho'Rem - (sacred ), one of the fortified places in the territory of
Naphtali; named with Iron and Migdalel
Bethanath - City of
Naphtali, the inhabitants of which were not driven out, but were made tributary
e'Nan - Ahira ben-Enan was "prince" of the tribe of
Naphtali at the time of the numbering of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai
Beth'-Anath - (house of echo or reply ), one of the "fenced cities" of
Naphtali, named with Beth-shemesh, (
Joshua 19:38 ) from neither of them were the Canaanites expelled
az'Noth-ta'Bor - possibly the summits) of Tabor), one of the landmarks of the boundary of
Naphtali
Hind - In
Genesis 49:21 ,
Naphtali is compared to a hind roaming at liberty, or quickly growing up into elegance; while the "goodly words" of
Naphtali refer to the future orators, prophets, and poets of the tribe
Rak'Kath - (shore ), a fortified city in the tribe of
Naphtali
Mig'Dal-el - (tower of God ), one of the fortified towns of the possession of
Naphtali, (
Joshua 19:38 ) only, possibly deriving its name from some ancient tower --the "tower of El," or God
Naph'Tali, Mount, - the mountainous district which formed the main part of the inheritance of
Naphtali, (
Joshua 20:7 ) answering to "Mount Ephraim" in the centre and "Mount Judah" in the south of Palestine
Naphtali - In blessing him, Jacob likened
Naphtali to a hind let loose (
Genesis 49:21 ), probably a reference to unbridled energy. ...
Naphtali is praised in the Song of Deborah for placing itself in jeopardy on behalf of Israel (
Judges 5:18 ). The Syrians invaded
Naphtali during Baasha's reign and inflicted heavy losses (
1 Kings 15:20 )
Bil'Hah - (timid, bashful ), handmaid of Rachel, (
Genesis 29:29 ) and concubine of Jacob, to whom she bore Dan and
Naphtali
Adamah - One of the fenced cities in the lot of
Naphtali
ne'Keb - (cavern ), one of the towns on the boundary of
Naphtali
Adamah - A fortified city of
Naphtali (
Joshua 19:36 ); identified by Conder with ’Admah on the plateau north of Bethshean; placed by the Palestine explorers at ed-Damieh , 5 miles S
Jano'ah - (rest ), a place apparently in the north of Galilee, or the "land of
Naphtali," --one of those taken by Tiglath-pileser in his first incursion into Palestine
Ziddim - ” Fortified town in
Naphtali (
Joshua 19:35 ), perhaps identifical with Hattin el-Qadim about eight miles west northwest of Tiberias
Pedahel - ” Leader of the tribe of
Naphtali whom Moses appointed to assist Joshua and Eliezer in the distribution of land to the tribes living west of the Jordan (
Numbers 34:28 )
Kar'Tan - (double city ), a city of
Naphtali, allotted to the Gershonite Levites
ke'Desh - ...
Kedesh; also Kedesh in Galilee; and once, (
Judges 4:6 ) Kedesh-naphtali, one of the fortified cities of the tribe of
Naphtali, named between Hazor and Edrei, (
Joshua 19:37 ) appointed as a city of refuge, and allotted with its "suburbs" to the Gershonite Levites. (
Joshua 20:7 ; 21:32 ;
1 Chronicles 6:76 ) It was the residence of Barak, (
Judges 4:6 ) and there he and Deborah assembled the tribes of Zebulun and
Naphtali before the conflict, being probably, as its name implies, a "holy place" of great antiquity
Naphtali -
Naphtali and his four sons entered Egypt with Jacob, and nothing further is recorded of him personally. At the two numberings of the tribes
Naphtali amounted to 53,400 and 45,400. When Jacob prophetically announced to the tribes that which should befall them in the last days, he said, "Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words,"
Genesis 49:21 ; it is the remnant of Israel as the vessel of testimony. Moses said, "O
Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the Lord: possess thou the west and the south. He responded at once, and his army smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the store cities of
Naphtali. ...
In
Isaiah 9:1,2 it is prophesied that
Naphtali with Zebulun should see a great light: this was fulfilled when the Lord traversed that district, taught in the synagogues, and healed diseases there
Zaanaim - It is only known as being somewhere near Kadesh in
Naphtali
Chinnereth - A fenced city of
Naphtali, on the lake, or sea, of the same name; afterward called Gennesar, or Gennesaret, and about three miles northwest of Tiberias, according to Fuerst
Ijon - A ruin, a city of
Naphtali, captured by Ben-hadad of Syria at the instance of Asa (
1 Kings 15:20 ), and afterwards by Tiglath-pileser of Assyria (
2 Kings 15:29 ) in the reign of Pekah; now el-Khiam
Naphtali - The word
Naphtali signifies wrestling, or struggling.
Naphtali had but four sons, and yet at the coming out of Egypt his tribe made up fifty-three thousand four hundred men, able to bear arms. Moses, in the blessing he gave to the same tribe, says, "O
Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the Lord, possess thou the west and the south,"
Deuteronomy 33:23 . Instigated by Asa, Benhadad the elder, king of Syria, terribly ravaged the land of
Naphtali; and what it suffered in after invasions by the Syrians we are partly told,
1 Kings 15:20 . The
Naphtalites were, many, if not most of them, carried captive by Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria,
2 Kings 15:29 . Our Saviour and his disciples, during his public ministry, resided much and preached frequently in the land of
Naphtali,
Isaiah 9:1 ;
Matthew 4:13 ;
Matthew 4:15
Ahira - ” Leader of tribe of
Naphtali under Moses (
Numbers 1:15 ), who presented the tribe's offerings at the dedication of the altar (
Numbers 7:78-83 ) and led them in the wilderness marches
Hammath - One of the fenced cities of
Naphtali
Bilhah - Mother of Dan and
Naphtali
Lakum - ) On
Naphtali's boundary, between Jabneel and Jordan (
Joshua 19:33). Wilton "the circuit"), may imply,
Naphtali possessed the entire basin, shut in by mountains, which contained the upper Jordan and lakes Merom and Tiberius. Josephus says
Naphtali included the eastern parts
Zer - ” Fortified town in the territory of
Naphtali (
Joshua 19:35 ), possibly identified with Madon which is conspicuously absent from this list
Bilhah - Handmaid of Rachel, and mother of Dan and
Naphtali
ba'Rak - (lightning ), son of Abinoam of Kedesh, a refuge city in Mount
Naphtali, was incited by Deborah, a prophetess of Ephraim, to deliver Israel from the yolk of Jabin
Ham'Mon - ...
A city allotted out of the tribe of
Naphtali to the Levites, (
1 Chronicles 6:76 ) and answering to the somewhat similar names HAMMATH and HAMMOTH-DOR in Joshua
Rakkath - ” Fortified town in the territory of
Naphtali (
Joshua 19:35 ), either at Tiberias or else at tell Eqlatiyeh about one and one half miles northwest of Tiberias
Rakkath - ” Fortified town in the territory of
Naphtali (
Joshua 19:35 ), either at Tiberias or else at tell Eqlatiyeh about one and one half miles northwest of Tiberias
Naphtali - " The patriarch when dying gave a particular blessing to
Naphtali, and said "Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words. I would ask, are not many of the dying patriarch's benedictions to his children considered more with reference to Christ, than to the twelve patriarchs? Do we not consider the blessing of Judah, as one whom his brethren shall praise, and as one from whom the sceptre shall not depart, as having respect principally, if not altogether, to the person of Christ? And are not the several blessings prophesied of Joseph, on the dying bed of his father, spoken directly with an eye to Joseph's Lord? And if so, why may we not with equal safety, in the blessing of
Naphtali discover Christ also? Is
Naphtali an hind let loose? And can we overlook that hind of the morning, even Jesus, whom the hunters pursued, and the dogs of Bashan compassed around? (See
Psalms 22:1-31 in the title of it, and throughout the Psalm. ...
I am the more inclined to those discoveries of Jesus, in the view of
Naphtali, because in my apprehension of the subject, Moses, the man of God, in his dying benediction concerning
Naphtali, confirmed what Jacob in his dying moments had before said concerning him. (See
Deuteronomy 33:23) "O
Naphtali!" (said Moses) "satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the Lord, possess thou the west and the south. " And to whom are we to look for any, or for all the tribes of Israel in the possession of the divine favour, and so satisfied with it? Of whom, among the sons of Jacob, can it be said with truth, "that they are full of the blessing of the Lord," unless we first behold him in whom it hath "pleased the Father that all fulness should dwell," and from him, and in him, and by him, all the seed of Israel "are justified and shall glory?" Surely it is blessed first to eye Christ as possessing and being the cause of the true
Naphtali's portion, and then, by virtue of an union with him, and interest in him, to behold those blessings flowing in upon his inheritance
Zebulun, Lot of - In Galilee, to the north of Issachar and south of Asher and
Naphtali (
Joshua 19:10-16 ), and between the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean
Ammihud - Chief of
Naphtali, father of Pedahel
Kedesh - A city of refuge, in
Naphtali; now Kedis, three miles northwest of lake Merom,
Joshua 19:37 ; 20:7
Refuge, Cities of - On the west of Jordan were (1) Kadesh, in
Naphtali; (2) Shechem, in Mount Ephraim; (3) Hebron, in Judah
Janoah - ...
...
A town of Northern Palestine, within the boundaries of
Naphtali
Kedesh - The town was allotted to
Naphtali (
Joshua 19:32 ,
Joshua 19:32,19:37 ) and was called Kedesh in
Naphtali (
Judges 4:6 ). Kedesh in
Naphtali was captured by Tiglath-pileser III during the reign of Pekah of Israel
Allon - Place in
Naphtali,
Joshua 19:33 ; or perhaps it may read, 'from the oak at Zaanannim,' referring to some well-known old tree
Chinnereth - It was a "fenced city" of
Naphtali, and gave its name to the lake on which it stood
Thisbe - Its position is described as being on the right hand (south) of Kedesh-naphtali in Galilee above Asher
Allon - ALLON or ELON, a city of
Naphtali (
Joshua 19:33); others translate "the oak by Zaanaim" or "the oak of the loading of tents" (compare
Judges 4:11), "the plain of Zaanaim the swamp, Ewald by Kedesh
i'Jon - (a ruin ), a town in the north of Palestine, belonging to the tribe of
Naphtali
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2 Simeon 2 Simeon 2 Simeon 4 Judah 7 Gad 8 Asher 1 Reuben...
3 Levi 3 Levi 4 Judah 3 Levi 11a Manasseh 6
Naphtali 7 Gad...
4 Judah 4 Judah 9 Issachar 12 Benjamin 4 Judah 11a Manasseh 8 Asher...
5 Dan 10 Zebulun 10 Zebulun 11b Ephraim 11b Ephraim 11b Ephraim 6
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Naphtali 9 Issachar 11b Ephraim 11a Manasseh 12 Benjamin 1 Reuben 11a Manasseh...
7 Gad 5 Dan 11a Manasseh 10 Zebulun 2 Simeon 4 Judah 2 Simeon...
8 Asher 7 Gad 12 Benjamin 9 Issachar 10 Zebulun 12 Benjamin 3 Levi...
9 Issachar 8 Asher 5 Dan 7 Gad 9 Issachar 2 Simeon 9 Issachar...
10 Zebulun 6
Naphtali 8 Asher 5 Dan 8 Asher 9 Issachar 10 Zebulun...
11Joseph 11 Joseph 7 Gad 6
Naphtali 6
Naphtali 10 Zebulun 11 Joseph...
12 Benjamin 12 Benjamin 6
Naphtali 8 Asher 5 Dan 7 Gad 12 Benjamin...
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Barak - He is called from his home in Kedesh-naphtali by Deborah to deliver Israel. He gathers an army of 10,000 men from the tribes of
Naphtali and Zebulun
Naphtali, Tribe of - On this tribe Jacob pronounced the patriarchal blessing, "Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words" (
Genesis 49:21 ). The territory of
Naphtali extended to about 800 square miles, being the double of that of Issachar. The southern portion of
Naphtali has been called the "Garden of Palestine. ...
Naphtali is now almost wholly a desert, the towns of Tiberias, on the shore of the Lake of Galilee, and Safed being the only places in it of any importance
Abelbethmaachah - Meadow of the house of Maachah; a town in the tribe of
Naphtali, north of lake Merom
Hammon - City in
Naphtali allotted to the Levites
Diamond - It filled the sixth place in the high priest's breastplate, and on it was engraven the name of
Naphtali
Hind - Our translators make Jacob, prophesying of the tribe of
Naphtali, say, "Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words. There is a difficulty and incoherence here which the learned Bochart removes by altering a little the punctuation of the original; and it then reads, "Naphtali is a spreading tree, shooting forth beautiful branches. " This, indeed, renders the simile uniform; but another critic has remarked that "the allusion to a tree seems to be purposely reserved by the venerable patriarch for his son Joseph, who is compared to the boughs of a tree; and the repetition of the idea in reference to
Naphtali is every way unlikely. " For these reasons he proposes to read the passage, "Naphtali is a deer roaming at liberty; he shooteth forth spreading branches," or "majestic antlers
Zaanannim - The border of the tribe of
Naphtali passed through ‘the terebinth in Zaanannim’ (
Joshua 19:33 ), and the camp of Heber the Kenite was at ‘the terebinth in Z
za-Ana'im - Kedesh-naphtali, the name of which still lingers on the high ground north of Safed and two or three miles west of the lake of el-Huleh (waters of Merom)
Galilee - A name in the Old Testament for a small district in the northern mountains of
Naphtali, around Kedesh-naphtali, and including 20 towns given by Solomon to Hiram, king of Tyre,
Joshua 20:7;
Joshua 21:32;
1 Kings 9:11;
2 Kings 15:29, and called "Galilee of the nations" in
Isaiah 9:1. These included the territories given to Asher,
Naphtali, Zebulun, and Issachar
Kedesh - ...
...
A "fenced city" of
Naphtali, one of the cities of refuge (
Joshua 19:37 ;
Judges 4:6 ). It was originally a Canaanite royal city (
Joshua 12:22 ), and was the residence of Barak (
Judges 4:6 ); and here he and Deborah assembled the tribes of Zebulun and
Naphtali before the commencement of the conflict with Sisera in the plain of Esdraelon, "for Jehovah among the mighty" (9,10)
Hiram - His father was a man of Tyre, and he is called "the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan" in
2 Chronicles 2:14 ; but in
1 Kings 7:14 it reads "a widow's son of the tribe of
Naphtali," which may mean that her husband was a man of
Naphtali
Hart - The figurative prediction of Jacob respecting
Naphtali,
Genesis 49:21, would be more appropriately rendered, "Naphtali is a deer roaming at large; he shooteth forth noble antlers
Galilee - It seems formerly to have included a portion of
Naphtali, and perhaps a portion of Asher. 'Kedesh in Galilee,' one of the cities of refuge was in
Naphtali. 740 Tiglath-pileser carried away captive all the inhabitants of
Naphtali, etc. times Galilee had become a much larger district, including the portions of Asher,
Naphtali, Zebulon, and Issachar
Diamond - , the third in the second row, in the breastplate of the high priest, with the name of
Naphtali engraven on it (
Exodus 28:18 ; 39:11 ; RSV marg
Hukkok - Town on border of tribal allotment of
Naphtali between Mount Tabor and the border of Zebulun
Gennesaret -
A town of
Naphtali, called Chinnereth (
Joshua 19:35 ), sometimes in the plural form Chinneroth (11:2)
Tish'Bite, the, - The commentators and lexicographers, with few exceptions, adopt the name "Tishbite" as referring to the place Thisbe in
Naphtali which is found in the Septuagint text of
Tobit 1:2
Ash'er, - ) The general position of his tribe was on the seashore from Carmel northward with Manasseh on the south, Zebulun and Issachar on the southeast, and
Naphtali on the north-east
Magdala - The ancient Migdal-el in the border of
Naphtali,
Joshua 19:38 ; now a small Turkish village called Medjel
Ash'er, - ) The general position of his tribe was on the seashore from Carmel northward with Manasseh on the south, Zebulun and Issachar on the southeast, and
Naphtali on the north-east
Zaanaim, Plain of - Near Kedesh
Naphtali; "the plain of the swamp" (Targum). But as the Kedesh meant in Judges 4 is that on the shores of the sea of Galilee, only 16 miles from Tabor the scene of the battle, and within the bounds of
Naphtali, the place called Bessum in the plain between this Kedesh and Tabor (identical with Bitzaanaim, and near Adami (
Joshua 19:33), now ed Dameh, and Nekeb now Nakib) doubtless corresponds to Zaanaim
Dan (2) - In
1 Kings 7:13-14, Hiram the worker in brass is said to be of
Naphtali; but in
1 Chronicles 21:2, he is called "son of a woman of Dan. " As the "outgoings" of
Naphtali were at Jordan, the city Dan probably was in the tribe of
Naphtali. ...
So she dwelt in
Naphtali, but was by birth of the Danite colony there
Barak - The son of Abinoam, of Kedesh in the tribe of
Naphtali
Zeb'Ulun - On the south it was bounded by Issachar, who lay in the great plain or valley of the Kishon; on the north it had
Naphtali and Asher. The conduct of the tribe during the struggle with Sisera, when they fought with desperate valor side by side with their brethren of
Naphtali, was such as to draw down the special praise of Deborah, who singles them out from cell the other tribes
Heber (2) - ) Besides this general migration Heber's family migrated to Kedesh in
Naphtali, the debatable ground between northern Israel and Jabin
Edrei - A town of
Naphtali
Asher - Asher was the most northerly of the tribes; and had that of
Naphtali on the west, and Zebulun on the south
Jabin - In another account (
Joshua 11:1-9 ) of this episode the victory of the two tribes of Zebulun and
Naphtali is represented as a conquest of the whole of northern Canaan by Joshua
Jerimoth - Son of Azriel and a ruler of
Naphtali
Abelbethmaachah - A city of importance in the extreme North of Palestine in the lot of
Naphtali or Manassth: it is mentioned with Ijon and Dan
Ramah - Fortified city of tribal territory of
Naphtali (
Joshua 19:36 ), this town is probably to be identified with present-day er-Rameh. Ramah of Asher and Ramah of
Naphtali could have been the same community since the boundaries of Asher and
Naphtali join
Merom - On the west it is walled in by the steep and lofty range of the hills of Kedesh-Naphtali; on the east it is bounded by the lower and more gradually ascending slopes of Bashan; on the north it is shut in by a line of hills hummocky and irregular in shape and of no great height, and stretching across from the mountains of
Naphtali to the roots of Mount Hermon, which towers up at the north-eastern angle of the plain to a height of 10,000 feet
Barak - Son of Abinoam, of
Naphtali. He was called by Deborah the prophetess (who judged Israel at that time) to collect from the tribes of
Naphtali and Zebulon 10,000 men that God might deliver into his hand Sisera, the captain of the army of Jabin, king of Canaan, who had 900 chariots of iron, and who had mightily oppressed the children of Israel twenty years
Asher - The portion of Asher lay along the seaboard, having Levanon and Zidon on the north, Carmel and the tribe of Issachar on the south, and Zebulun and
Naphtali on the east
Galilee - "The land of Zebulon, and the land of
Naphtali, by the way of the sea beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations
Jer'Imoth - ) ...
Son of Zariel, ruler of the tribe of
Naphtali in the reign of David
Fortified Cities - The Bible contains two lists of fortified cities, one for
Naphtali (
Joshua 19:35-38 ), and a list of cities Rehoboam fortified for Judah (
2 Chronicles 11:5-12 ). Among the more important cities in these lists are Hazor in
Naphtali and Bethlehem, Tekoa, Hebron, Gath, and Lachish in Judah
Zaanaim - Wanderings; the unloading of tents, so called probably from the fact of nomads in tents encamping amid the cities and villages of that region, a place in the north-west of Lake Merom, near Kedesh, in
Naphtali
Ahimaaz - It may be the same person who appears later as Solomon’s son-in-law and commissioner in
Naphtali (
1 Kings 4:15 )
Abel-Beth-Maachah - Meadow of the house of Maachah, a city in the north of Palestine, in the neighbourhood of Dan and Ijon, in the tribe of
Naphtali
Barak - Deborah accompanied Barak toward Kedesh of
Naphtali; and, having assembled ten thousand men, they advanced to mount Tabor
Asher - The place of this tribe during the march through the desert was between Dan and
Naphtali (
Numbers 2:27 )
Basemath - Daughter of Solomon who married Ahimaaz, district supervisor providing supplies for the royal court from
Naphtali (
1 Kings 4:15 )
Hiram - "Son of a widow of
Naphtali," but in
2 Chronicles 2:13-14, of one "of the daughters of Dan," i. she was by birth a Danite, and married into
Naphtali. When her husband died she married again, as widow of a
Naphtalite, a Tyrian to whom she bore Hiram Blunt (Undesigned Coincidences) makes her of the colony Dan or Laish in
Naphtali, bordering on Sidoninn or Tyrian territory
Hart, Hind - In
Genesis 49:21 Naphtali is compared to ‘a hind let loose,’ although many prefer to render a ‘slender terebinth
ha'Zor -
A fortified city, which on the occupation of the country was allotted to
Naphtali
ed'Rei - ...
A town of northern Palestine, allotted to the tribe of
Naphtali, and situated near Kedesh
Jirjatha'im - " ...
A town in
Naphtali not mentioned in the original list of the possession allotted to the tribe, see (
Joshua 19:32-39 ) but inserted in the list of cities given to the Gershonite Levites in (
1 Chronicles 6:76 ) in place of KARTAN in the parallel catalogue, Kartan being probably only a contraction thereof
Allotment -
Naphtali lay between Asher, Zebulun, Isaschar, and Manasseh, and claimed Hazor and Beth-shemesh. Dan also occupied a small portion of land to the far north, between Manasseh and
Naphtali
Galilee - "A circle" or "circuit" around Kedesh
Naphtali, in which lay the 20 towns given by Solomon to Hiram, king of Tyre, in payment for his having conveyed timber from Lebanon to Jerusalem (
Joshua 20:7;
1 Kings 9:11). The northern part of
Naphtali (which lay N. During and after the captivity the Gentile element became the preponderating population, and spread widely; and the province included in our Lord's days all the ancient Issachar, Zebulun, Asher, and
Naphtali. On the table land of upper Galilee lie the ruins of Kedesh
Naphtali (
Joshua 20:7). ...
Bochart, altering the vowel points, translated
Genesis 49:21, "Naphtali is a spreading terebinth, which puts forth goodly branches"; for the country of Kedesh
Naphtali is a natural park of oaks and terebinths
Elon - City in tribal territory of
Naphtali (
Joshua 19:33 ), often transliterated into English as Allon
Shamgar - Probably a
Naphtalite, as Beth Anath was of
Naphtali
Edrei - City of
Naphtali in the north, near Kedesh
Hazor - It was taken and burnt by Joshua; rebuilt and allotted to
Naphtali, but was retaken by a second Jabin, king of Canaan, who was defeated by Deborah and Barak
Zebulun - His tribe was respectable for numbers,
Numbers 1:30 26:26 ; and its portion in the Holy Land accorded with the prediction of Jacob,
Genesis 49:13 , extending from the Mediterranean sea at Carmel to the sea of Gemnesaret, between Issachar on the south, and
Naphtali and Asher on the north and north-west,
Joshua 19:10
ja'el - ) In the headlong rout which followed the defeat of the Canaanites by Barak, at Megiddo on the plain of Esdraelon, Sisera, their general, fled to the tent of the Kenite chieftainess, at Kedesh in
Naphtali, four miles northwest of Lake Merom
Barak - Son of Abinoam, of Kedesh, a refuge city of
Naphtali. But his general Sisera, of Harosheth, inhabited by a race half Israelite half Gentile, where he had systematically and "mightily oppressed Israel" for 20 years, was defeated by Barak and Deborah at the head of 10,000 men of
Naphtali and Zebulon (
Psalms 83:9-10)
Ramah - Fortified city of
Naphtali
Asher - of
Naphtali. Contented with the luxuries which nature and intercourse with the enterprising Phoenicians afforded (for already Zidon was "the great" or "the strong"), Asher shrank from jeopardizing life with Zebulun and
Naphtali, against Sisera the Canaanite; Asher "abode on the sea shore in his breaches" (creeks) (
Judges 5:17-18)
Merom, Waters of - is the range of hills of Kedesh
Naphtali; on the E. irregular low hills stretching from the mountains of
Naphtali to snowy, double peaked Mount Hermon, which rises on the N
Zebedee - —Our knowledge of the limits of Zebulun are even more indefinite than in the case of
Naphtali (wh. Zebulun is not so wild in scenery as
Naphtali, nor has it the same variety of climate, being wholly situated in Lower Galilee (M. The rock of the district is the same soft white limestone we meet with in
Naphtali. Of this there are great barren ridges especially to the north of the plain of Toran and west of el-Battauf; but, as we have observed in
Naphtali, they might easily be transformed into orchard land. —Although our Lord’s teaching was for the most part given in the tribe of
Naphtali, the land of Zebulun takes precedence not only in the prophecy (
Matthew 4:15), but also in historical sequence, and it is equally important for a knowledge of the Gospels. If
Naphtali experienced most of the brilliancy of the noonday of the Sun of Righteousness, it was in Zebulun that the dawn appeared and shone more and more unto the perfect day. ...
As in the case of
Naphtali, the Rabbis have something to say of Zebulun. —See under
Naphtali
Jabin - of the mountains of
Naphtali and in the Arabah S
Ahimaaz - An officer of Solomon in
Naphtali who married Basmath, daughter of Solomon
Camp And Encamp - And on the north side was the camp of Dan, in the order of Dan, Asher, and
Naphtali
Deborah - She summoned Barak from Kadesh to take the command of 10,000 men of Zebulun and
Naphtali, and lead them to Mount Tabor on the plain of Esdraelon at its north-east end
Dan - A city originally called Laish,
Judges 18:29 , at the northern extremity of Israel, in the tribe of
Naphtali
Beth-Shemesh - Beth-shemesh of Issachar was situated on the tribal border with
Naphtali between Mt. Beth-shemesh of
Naphtali was probably located in central upper Galilee because of its association with Beth-anath (
Joshua 19:38 ;
Judges 1:33 )
Rama - ...
...
One of the "fenced cities" of
Naphtali (
Joshua 19:36 ), on a mountain slope, about seven and a half miles west-south-west of Safed, and 15 miles west of the north end of the Sea of Galilee, the present large and well-built village of Rameh
Ben-Hadad - He ravaged a large part of
Naphtali
Gal'Ilee - This name, which in the Roman age was applied to a large province, seems to have been originally confined to a little "circuit" of country round Kedesh-Naphtali, in which were situated the twenty towns given by Solomon to Hiram king of Tyre as payment for his work in conveying timber from Lebanon to Jerusalem. The latter included the whole northern section of the country, including the ancient territories of Issachar, Zebulun, Asher and
Naphtali
Hiram - He lived in Tyre, his father's home town but had a widowed Jewish mother from the tribe of
Naphtali
Galilee - The tribes of
Naphtali, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, and Dan occupied the territory which covered approximately the forty-five-mile stretch between the Litani River in Lebanon and the Valley of Jezreel in Israel north to south and from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River west to east
ra'Mah - ...
One of the nineteen fortified places of
Naphtali
Tribes of Israel, the - Jacob's sons through Zilpah, Leah's maid, were Gad and Asher (
Genesis 30:9-13 ), while Bilhah, the maid of Rachel, bore Dan and
Naphtali (
Genesis 30:1-8 ). The territory allotted to the tribe of Zebulun was in the north in the region of southern Galilee bounded by Issachar on the south southeast,
Naphtali on the east, and Asher on the west (
Joshua 19:10-16 ). Therefore, Dan and
Naphtali were full-blooded brothers and are often mentioned together (
Genesis 46:23-24 ;
Exodus 1:4 ).
Naphtali was the sixth son of Jacob and younger full-blooded brother of Dan (
Genesis 30:6-8 ). The name,
Naphtali, which conveys the idea of “wrestling” was selected because of the personal struggles between Rachel and Leah (
Genesis 30:7-8 ). The Bible provides little information concerning
Naphtali the person or tribe. During the tribal period the tribe of
Naphtali occupied the broad strip of land west of the Jordan in the area of Lake Hula and the Sea of Chinnereth (Galilee). Apparently, the tribe of
Naphtali provided forces during the conquest of the land (
Judges 5:18 ) and during the Midianite threat (
Judges 6:35 ;
Judges 7:23 ). The tribe of Asher occupied the region west of Zebulun and
Naphtali, that is, the northern coastal region of Palestine
Zebulun - ; and to Jesus the true Light, ministering most in Galilee, the land of Zebulun and
Naphtali, the darkest and most Gentilized part of Palestine. They contributed with Issachar and
Naphtali "bread on asses, camels, mules, and oxen; meat, meal, cakes of figs, bunches of raisins, wine, oil, oxen, and sheep abundantly," to entertain David's adherents (
1 Chronicles 12:40; contrast
Psalms 12:2)
Masora - It is urged, that there were masorites from the time of Ezra and the men of the great synagogue, to about the year of Christ 1030: and that Ben Asher and Ben
Naphtali, who were the best of the profession, and who, according to Basnage, were the inventors of the masora, flourished at this time. The eastern Jews have followed that of Ben
Naphtali, and the western that of Ben Asher: and all that has been done since is to copy after them, without making any more corrections, or masoretical criticisms
Tig'Lath-Pile'Ser - probably because Pekah withheld his tribute, and having entered his territories, he "took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah and Janoah and Kedesh, and Hazer, and Gilead, and Galilee, and all the land of
Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria
Jael - Canaan where his brethren had settled at the conquest of Canaan by Joshua, had encamped under the oaks named the "oaks of the wanderers" (KJV "plain of Zaanaim,"
Judges 4:11), near Kedesh
Naphtali in the N
Galilee - Galilee, in the time of Christ, was divided into Upper and Lower, the former lying north of the territory of the tribe of Zebulun, and abounding in mountains; the latter being more level and fertile, and very populous; the whole comprehending the four tribes of Issachar, Zebulun,
Naphtali, and Asher
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JUDAH, with Issachar and Zebulun, ...
The GERSHONITES and the MERARITES with the Tabernacle, ...
REUBEN, with Simeon and Gad, ...
The KOHATHITES with the 'sanctuary,' ...
EPHRAIM, with Manasseh and Benjamin, ...
DAN, with Asher and
Naphtali
Pekah - But Ahaz at their second inroad applied to Tiglath Pileser, who slew Rezin and carried away the people of Gilead (including the whole territory of Reuben, Gad, and half Manasseh
1 Chronicles 5:26), Galilee, and
Naphtali (
2 Kings 15:29)
Mount Nebo - We are told that he saw from thence all the land of Gilead unto Dan, and all the land of
Naphtali and Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah unto the uttermost sea, together with the south and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar
Tribes of Israel - ]'>[2] ’s genealogy (
Genesis 29:1-35 ;
Genesis 30:1-43 ), is not 12 but 13, and in the following order:...
Leah tribes Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah 4 Bilhah (Rachel) tribes Dan,
Naphtali 2 Zilpah (Leah) tribes Gad, Asher 2 Leah tribes Issachar, Zebulun 2 Rachel tribes Joseph = (Manasseh, Ephraim) 2 Benjamin (born in Palestine),
Genesis 35:18 1 13 To obtain the number 12 from this scheme it is necessary to omit Levi, or to count Manasseh and Ephraim as one. Dan and
Naphtali, Gad and Asher the Canaanite tribes of the concubines who were admitted to union with the other tribes owe their position also to these principles
Sceptre - The prophet Isaiah was commissioned to tell the church, "that the dimness should not be such as was in her vexation when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun, and the land of
Naphtali
Galilee - Solomon rewarded Hiram for certain services rendered him by the gift of an upland plain among the mountains of
Naphtali
Hart - So
Naphtali is described by Jacob prophetically (
Genesis 49:21), "a hind let loose
Asher - , the Song of Deborah, the other northern tribes, Zebulun to the south and
Naphtali to the east of it, flung themselves with fierce abandon against the army of Sisera, while ‘Asher sat still at the haven of the sea’ (
Judges 5:17 f
Hiram - There is a discrepancy regarding his parentage: in
1 Kings 7:14 he is said to have been the son of a widow of the tribe of
Naphtali, and his father a man of Tyre: according to
2 Chronicles 2:14 his mother belonged to the tribe of Dan, though here, too, his father was a Tyrian
Levite - Nine of these cities were in Judah, three in
Naphtali, and four in each of the other tribes (Joshua 21 )
Judah - An obscure geographical reference in the description of the tribal borders of
Naphtali (
Joshua 19:34 ).
Naphtali's territory does not touch that of the tribe of Judah
Megiddo - ...
Thus the whole of Sisera's flight was only five or six miles from the scene of his defeat, to the plain Zaanaim (Bitzaanaim, now Bessum) between Tabor and Kedesh of
Naphtali by the sea of Galilee (Conder, in Palestine Exploration Quarterly Statement, January 1877, p
Tribe - Tiglath-Pileser first took away captive the tribes of Reuben, Gad,
Naphtali, and the half tribe of Manasseh, which were beyond Jordan, and carried them beyond the Euphrates,
2 Kings 15:29 ;
1 Chronicles 5:26 ; A
Josiah - These things he did not only in Judah but also in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto
Naphtali
Asher, Aser - It was bounded on the east by
Naphtali, and on the south east by Zebulon
Rama - A fortress of
Naphtali in the mountainous region N
Har-Magedon - Against this, however, must be set the statements that Barak with his 10,000 men ‘went down from mount Tabor’ to meet Sisera (
Judges 4:14), that Zebulun and
Naphtali ‘jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field’ (
Judges 5:18), and that Saul and Jonathan fell ‘in mount Gilboa’ (
1 Samuel 31:1;
1 Samuel 31:8; cf
Captivity - There is nothing in the passage to fix the date, but in
2 Kings 15:29 is another reference to Israel when Tiglath-pileser took Ijon, Abel-beth-maachah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor, which are all in the north on the west of the Jordan; butthen is added Gilead, which is on the east, and this may be intended to embrace the two and a half tribes; then Galilee with all the land of
Naphtali is added, which is again in the north on the west
Reuben - ’...
The meaning of this alleged incest, stated in the language of tribal history, seems to be that the Reubenites committed some outrage upon the Bilhah clans, which was resented and punished by Israel, Dan, and
Naphtali and perhaps other tribes. As Dan and
Naphtali were settled together in the north, it is not improbable (and there are some indications of this) that at an earlier time they may have been neighbours in the south, and there have come into conflict with Reuben
Ramah - A city of
Naphtali (
Joshua 19:36 ) not otherwise known, perhaps Râmeh between ‘Akka and Damascus, 8 miles W
Ben-Hadad - He therefore "smote Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-Maachah, Cinneroth, with all
Naphtali" in the northern kingdom, namely, that of the ten tribes under Baasha, thus enabling Asa to take away the stones of Ramah, which Baasha had built to prevent any repairing from the northern to the southern kingdom, Judah
Encampment - Dan, oldest of the handmaids' children, with Asher and
Naphtali, handmaids' children, formed the fourth camp
Bethsaida - As it belonged to the tribe of
Naphtali, it was in a country remarkable for plenty of deer; and as it lay on the north end of the lake Gennesareth, just where the river Jordan runs into it, it became the residence of fishermen
Tiglath Pileser - and took Ijon, Abel-beth-maachah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, all the land of
Naphtali (compare Isaiah 7; Isaiah 8;
Isaiah 9:1, this stroke fell at first 'lightly,' 'afterward more grievously'), and carried them captive to Assyria
Gideon - ...
Obedience led to strength: the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he blew a trumpet, and sent messengers to the tribes of Manasseh, Asher, Zebulun, and
Naphtali
Refuge - Those on this side Jordan were Kedesh of
Naphtali, Hebron, and Shechem; those beyond Jordan were Bezer, Golan, and Ramoth-Gilead,
Joshua 20:7-8
Captivity - The tribes east of the Jordan, with parts of Zebulun and
Naphtali,
Isaiah 9:1 , were the first sufferers
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs - ...
The Testament of
Naphtali (‘concerning natural goodness,’ β).
Naphtali foretells that from Levi and Judah shall salvation come. ’ But in the (late?) Hebrew Testament of
Naphtali (see § 6) we have the simple title, ‘The Biddings of
Naphtali the son of Jacob’ (צוואח נפחלי בן). The Hebrew Testament of
Naphtali, which Gaster (PSBA
Exile - , Tiglath-pileser captured the cities of Naphtali (2 Kings 15:29 ) and carried away as captives the inhabitants of the tribes of Naphtali, Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh (1 Chronicles 5:26 )
Dan - According to the popular tradition, Dan was the fifth son of Jacob, and full brother of
Naphtali, by Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid (
Genesis 30:6 ;
Genesis 30:8 )
Damascus - ...
A few years later Ben-hadad was induced by Judah to attack Baasha king of Israel, when all the land of
Naphtali was smitten
Asa - Benhadad accepted Asa's presents, and invaded Baasha's country, where he took several cities belonging to the tribe of
Naphtali
Tribes - The tribes enumerated are Judah, Reuben, Gad, Asher,
Naphtali, Manasseh, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin
Israel, Kingdom of - (
1 Kings 11:31,35 ) These were probably Joseph (Ephraim and Manasseh), Issachar, Zebulun, Asher,
Naphtali, Benjamin, Dan, Simeon, Gad and Reuben; Levi being intentionally omitted
Twelve - ...
Naphtali means workmanship. It probably was alabaster for the name of
Naphtali was engraved upon it and this unusual workmanship made it most attractive
Tiglath-Pileser - Israel, capturing Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the land of
Naphtali (
2 Kings 15:29 )
Deborah - Jabin oppressed the northern tribes adjacent to Hazor his capital (Zebuhn,
Naphtali, and Issachar, which she judged)
Galilee - In the tribal partition of the country the territory of Galilee was divided among the septs of Asher,
Naphtali, Zebulun, and part of Issachar
Tabor - a mountain not far from Kadesh, in the tribe of Zebulun, and in the confines of Issachar and
Naphtali
Galilee - When the Old Testament refers to places in Galilee, it usually mentions them according to their location in the tribal areas of the region – Dan,
Naphtali, Issachar, Zebulun and Asher (
Joshua 20:7;
Isaiah 9:1; cf
Hazor - The straight biblical narrative seems to assume Joshua destroyed but did not occupy it, though it was allotted to
Naphtali: (
Joshua 19:36 )
Zebulun - ...
In the war against Jabin 10,000 men of Zebulun and
Naphtali went with Barak against Sisera, and in the battle, whose issues were of decisive importance to the tribes of Israel, they immortalized themselves by their bravery (
Judges 4:10 )
Tiberias - 1), the city was built upon the ancient site of Rakkath of
Naphtali; and it is further stated (Sanhed
Lawlessness - The preparation for this application of the concept might be descriptions of the rebellious posture of God's enemies in the final battle in some of the extracanonical writings of Judaism (see Testament of
Daniel 5:4-5 ; Testament of
Naphtali 4:1;
1QS 1:23-24; 3:18-21; 4:19-20)
Gideon - of Jordan, Zebulun, and
Naphtali followed him. )...
Then the men of Asher,
Naphtali, and all Manasseh, who had been dismissed, returned to join in the pursuit
Gad - ...
In 734 the Gadites with their kinsmen of the East Jordan, Galilee and
Naphtali, were carried captive by Tiglath-pileser iii
Jacob - Rachel gave her maid to Jacob not necessarily after the birth of Leah's fourth son; so Bilhah may have borne Dan and
Naphtali before Judah's birth. ...
Leah then, not being likely to have another son, probably gave Zilpah to Jacob, and Asher and
Naphtali were born; in the beginning of the last of the seven years probably Leah bore Issachar, and at its end Zebulun. But in the view of Kennicott and Speaker's Commentary Jacob went to Laban at 57; in the first 14 years had sons, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah by Leah; Dan and
Naphtali by Bilhah; in the 20 years (
Genesis 35:38) next had Gad and Asher by Zilpah, Issachar and Zebulun by Leah, lastly Dinah by Leah and Joseph by Rachel; then six years' service for cattle, then flees from Padan Aram where he had been 40 years, at 97
Galilee (2) - —When the Hebrew invasion of Palestine took place, the main part of Galilee was allotted to Zebulun, Asher, and
Naphtali. According to
Judges 1:30-33, Zebulun was not altogether successful in driving out the inhabitant of their portion, while Asher and
Naphtali had to be content to settle as best they could among the inhabitants, ‘for they did not drive them out
Loose -
Genesis 49:21 (b) Here we see a picture of freedom of thought, expression and of action on the part of the people in the tribe of
Naphtali
Blood - ...
If the latter reached one of the six cities, (Kedesh in
Naphtali, Shechem in mount Ephraim, Hebron in the hill country of Judah, W
Magdala - Through this natural passage-way the caravan route from the Mediterranean coast follows the line of the old Roman road to Khan Minyeh, and thence northward over the hills of
Naphtali
People - ...
‛Am can represent the individuals who together form a familial (and covenantal) group within a larger group: “Zebulun and
Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field
” (
Galilee - Galilee contained four tribes, Issachar, Zebulun,
Naphtali, and Asher; a part, also, of Dan, and part of Persia, that is, beyond the river
Josiah - His purgation thus extended to northern Israel as far as
Naphtali, as well as to Judah
Issachar - The Kedesh in
Judges 4:9 is not that of
Naphtali 30 miles off, but that on the sea of Galilee 16 miles from Tabor, a place suited for a gathering of the tribes, and within
Naphtali's boundaries
Armies - At some distance to the east, were the tribes of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulon; on the south were those of Reuben, Simeon, and Gad; to the west were Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin; to the north, Dan, Asher, and
Naphtali
Judea - The portion of Zebulon, bounded by Asher on the west, and Mount Tabor on the south, joined on the east the portion of
Naphtali, which occupied the borders of the lake Gennesareth, or sea of Tiberias. ...
Galilaea, in 33 north latitude, bounded on the south by Samaria, on the west by the Mediterranean, on the north by Syria, on the east by the river Jordan and the lake Gennesareth, comprehended the possessions of Asher,
Naphtali, and Zabulon, with part of the allotment of Issachar
Moses - "Jehovah shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, and all
Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, and the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar" (
Deuteronomy 34:2-3 ), the magnificient inheritance of the tribes of whom he had been so long the leader; and there he died, being one hundred and twenty years old, according to the word of the Lord, and was buried by the Lord "in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor" (34:6)
Captivity - of Gilead, Galilee, and all
Naphtali (
2 Kings 15:29;
2 Kings 15:19-20). ...
The apocryphal Tobit pictures the inner life of a
Naphtalite family among Shalmaneser's captives at Nineveh
Name, Names - Other names evidently imply the existence of local sanctuaries, some of which must have been pre-Israelite: Beth-anath, Anathoth, Bethel, Gilgal, Kedesh-naphtali, Migdal-el, Migdal-gad, Neiel, Penuel, Beth-shemesh
Israel - Four sons of Jacob Dan,
Naphtali, Gad, and Asher are said to be the sons of concubines. At what time the tribes of
Naphtali and Dan joined the Hebrew federation we have no means of knowing
Sepulchre - Certain very interesting antique examples still exist at Kadesh-Naphtali, Tell Hum, Malal, Teiasir, and ‘Ain el-B’anieh
Galilee - -At the partition of west Palestine among the twelve tribes, Galilee fell to the lot of Issachar, Zebulun, Asher, and
Naphtali, who did not drive out the original inhabitants
Apocrypha - Tobit is a pious son of
Naphtali who becomes blind
Joshua - The lots of Benjamin (
Joshua 18:11-28 ), Simeon (
Joshua 19:1-8 ), Zebulun (
Joshua 19:10-16 ), Issachar (
Joshua 19:17-23 ), Asher (
Joshua 19:24-31 ),
Naphtali (
Joshua 19:32-39 ), Dan (
Joshua 19:40-46 ;
Joshua 19:48 ) are described, and then comes a conclusion (
Joshua 19:51 ) corresponding with the opening (
Joshua 18:1 ). ]'>[4] , but the list of
Naphtali’s cities (
Joshua 19:32-39 ), which is entirely different in character from the description of the other lots, may be from JE
Palestine - The tribes of Asher, Naphtali, and Zebulun were assigned to this area
Solomon - )...
Hiram, a widow's son of
Naphtali by a Tyrian father, was his chief artificer in brass
Animals - The tribe of
Naphtali is described as “a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns” (
Genesis 49:21 )
Judges (1) - ...
The Book of Judges itself is comprised in
Judges 2:6 to
Judges 16:31 ; and here it is to be noticed, first of all, that a certain artificiality is observable in the structure; the exploits of twelve men are recounted, and the idea seems to be that each represents one of the twelve tribes of Israel, thus: Judah is represented by Othniel, Benjamin by Ehud, the two halves of the tribe of Manasseh by Gideon (West) and Jair (East), Issachar by Tola, Zebulun by Elon,
Naphtali by Barak, Ephralm by Abdon, Gad by Jephthah, and Dan by Samson; besides these ten there are Shamgar and Ibzan, two unimportant Judges, but against them there are the two tribes Reuben and Simeon, who, however, soon disappear; while the tribe of Levi, as always, occupies an exceptional position
Palestine - "The mountain of Judah," "of Ephraim," "of
Naphtali," designate the three great groups of highlands
Sea of Galilee - ...
With reference to the name ‘Galilee,’ it has been said that it originally designated only that small tract of land given by Solomon to Hiram (
1 Kings 9:11), and that the name gradually extended till in the days of the Maccabees it included Zebulun and
Naphtali, so that only after this took place could the Sea be known by that name
Jesus Christ - The spot of Christ's nativity was distant from the place of the abode of his parents, and the region in which he began his ministry was remote from the place of his birth; and another prophecy respecting him was in this manner verified: "In the land of Zebulun and
Naphtali, by the way of the sea beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations, the people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined,"
Isaiah 9:1-2 ;
Matthew 4:16