Naphtali

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Meaning: my wrestling

The fifth son of Jacob. His mother was Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid (Gen 30:8). When Jacob went down into Egypt, Naphtali had four sons, Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem (Gen 46:24). Little is known of him as an individual.

See also: Tribe of Naphtali

This article needs to be merged with NAPHTALI (Jewish Encyclopedia).


This entry includes text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897.

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Naphtali  Child of  Jacob  +, and Bilhah  +
Naphtali  Parent of  Jahzeel  +, Guni  +, Jezer  +, and Shillem  +

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