Person in Scripture

Naphtali

Naphtali is Bilhah's second son born to Jacob. Rachel names him after speaking of her struggle with her sister and saying she has prevailed. The birth is Bilhah's; the naming explanation is Rachel's speech. Genesis names Naphtali's sons as Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem. Chronicles uses Jahziel and Shallum in its corresponding list, without explaining a renaming. Exodus includes Naphtali among Jacob's family in Egypt. Many later references use his name for the tribe, its people and its land.

Indexed in Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

Passages: Genesis 30:8, Genesis 35:25, Genesis 46:24, Genesis 49:21, Exodus 1:4, Numbers 1:15, Numbers 1:42, Numbers 1:43, Numbers 2:29, Numbers 7:78, Numbers 10:27, Numbers 13:14 and 38 more.

Reference index adapted from STEPBible TIPNR, CC BY 4.0. The introduction is AI-assisted commentary, checked against the cited verses.