Naphtali

Jacob's son, in the time of the Patriarchs · Tribe of Naphtali · named in 9 verses

the name means my wrestling Strong's Lexicon

Naphtali, the sixth son of Jacob and second son of Bilhah, was the founder of the Israelite tribe that bore his name.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

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 (Gen. 46:24). Little is known of him as an individual.

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Bilhah, Jacob

Children Guni, Jahzeel, Jezer, Shillem

Siblings Asher, Benjamin, Dan, Dinah, Gad, Issachar, Joseph, Judah, Levi, Reuben, Simeon, Zebulun

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Genesis 30:8.

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Verses that name Naphtali

Genesis 30:8 Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.
Genesis 35:25 The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.
Genesis 46:24 The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
Genesis 49:21 Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.
Exodus 1:4 Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.
1 Chronicles 2:2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
1 Chronicles 6:62 The Gershomites, according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.
1 Chronicles 6:76 And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.
1 Chronicles 7:13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah.