Naphtali

Birth Order Meaning of Name 6 Strongs 5321 Naphtly, naf-taw-lee; from 6617; my wrestling; Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory:Naphtali. Bilhah (timid) Genesis 30:78: 7 And Bilhah Rachels maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son. 8 And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali. A diamond. On the north, to the east of Dan. Some cite Naphtalis emblem as the hind. Sources questionable. Capricornus (The Sea-Goat). The goat of Atonement slain for the Redeemed. Their blessings procured. See E.W. Bullingers The Witness of the Stars. First sign in the second book, The Redeemed. Constellations are Sagitta (The Arrow), the arrow of God sent forth; Aquila (The Eagle), the smitten One falling; and Delphinus (The Dolphin), the dead One rising again. See E.W. Bullingers The Witness of the Stars. Genesis 49:21 21 Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.

Mother Birth

Gemstone Encampment Position Standard Zodiac Sign

Position in Zodiac Story

Jacobs Blessing for the Last Days

Naphtalis Blessing
Genesis 49:21: 21 Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.

Naphtalis Zodiac Sign

Capricornus (The Sea Goat) First Sign in the Second Book, The Redeemed. The Goat of Atonement Slain for the Redeemed.

Capricornus (The Sea Goat)

Hebrew Name The Hebrew name is Gedi, the kid or cut off, the same as the Arabic Al Gedi. Capricornus is merely the modern (Latin) name of the sign and means goat.

Capricornus51 Stars (three of the third magnitude, three of the fourth magnitude)
The brightest star, located in the horn, Arabic Al Gedi, the kid or goat Located in the tail, Arabic Deneb Al Gedi, the sacrifice cometh Syriac Dabih, Arabic Al Dabik, and Arabic Al Dehabeh, all meaning the sacrifice slain Maasad, the slaying Saad al Naschira, the record of the cutting off

Place in the Heavenly Story The second book depicts the sufferings of the Redeemer and the blessings they procured for His redeemed people. The second book opens with the goat (Capricornus) and closes with the Ram (Aries), two animals of sacrifice. The two middle signs (Aquarius and Pisces) are both connected with fishes.

Both are combined in the sign of Capricornus. Capricornus is depicted as a goat with a fishs tail, showing the atoning sacrifice and the people for whom the atonement is made. The goat is bowing its head as though falling down in death. The right leg is folded underneath the body, and he seems unable to rise with the left. The tail of the fish seems to be full of vigor and life.

Sagitta (The Arrow) The Arrow of God Sent Forth

Sagittas arrow is not for the enemies of God, but for the Son of God. This is spoken of in Psalm 38:2: For Thine arrows stick fast in me, And Thy hand presseth me sore. Christ was pierced and wounded for our transgressions. The arrow is pictured in midheaven, alone, as having been shot forth by an invisible hand. It is seen in its flight through the heavens. It is the arrow of God, showing that Redemption is all of God. The work which the arrow accomplishes is seen in the dying goat and in the falling eagle.

Sagitta18 Stars (four of the fourth magnitude)

and are in the same line; the shaft passes between and

Aquila (The Eagle) The Smitten One Falling

In Aquila is an additional picture of the effect of the arrow in the pierced, wounded, and falling eagle, gasping in its dying struggle. And that pierced, wounded, and dying Savior whom it represents. Psalm 38:10: My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: As for the light of mine eyes it is gone from me. Zechariah 13:6: And one shall say unto Him, What are these wounds in Thine hands? Then He shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of My friends. 3

Aquila74 Stars
brightest star, located in the eagles neck, of the first magnitude, Arabic Al Tair, the wounding located in the throat, Arabic Al Shain, the bright, from a Hebrew root meaning scarletcolored, as in Joshua 2:18. located in the back, Tarared, wounded, or torn located in the lower wing, Alcair, the piercing located in the tail, Al Okal, wounded in the heel

Delphinus (The Dolphin) The Dead One Rising Again

Delphinus is always pictured as a fish full of life, and with the head upwards, just as the eagle is always with the head downwards. The great peculiar characteristic of the dolphin is its rising up, leaping, and springing out of the sea. Here, in connection with Christs people, with the multitudes of His redeemed, resurrection is the great and important truth. Christ went down into the waters of death for His people. Delphinus18 Stars (five of the third magnitude)
Delphinus four brightest stars are located in the head

The information in this section was taken from E. W. Bullingers The Witness of the Stars (Kregel Publications, reprint of 1893 ed.). See this work for more information on the zodiac and its connection to the Bible.

Naphtali Encamped, Numbered, and At War

Ahira the Head of the House of His Fathers
Numbers 1:14;12:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, 2 Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls; 3 From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies. 4 And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers. 15 Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.

Numbering in the Wilderness of Sinai 53,400 Able to Go Forth to War

Numbers 1:4243: 42 Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 43 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

Encampment on the North

Numbers 2:2931: 29 Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan. 30 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 31 All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred.* They shall go hindmost with their standards. *The camp of Dan included all the tribes encamped on the north (Asher, Dan, and Naphtali).

Naphtalis Order in the Wilderness Journeyings of Israel

Numbers 10:1228: 12 And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran. 13 And they first took their journey 5

according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 14 In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 15 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 16 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. 17 And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle. 18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur. 19 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 20 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 21 And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came. 22 And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud. 23 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 24 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni. 25 And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran. 27 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan. 28 Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their armies, when they set forward.

Naphtalite Spy Sent to the Land of Canaan

Numbers 13:13;14: 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them. 3 And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel. 14 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.

Numbering in the Plains of Moab 45,400

Numbers 26:34;4850: 3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, 4 Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as the LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt. 48 Of the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites: 49 Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. 50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.

Pedahel Appointed Prince to Divide the Land of Inheritance

Numbers 34:1618; 28: 16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 17 These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. 18 And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance. 28 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud. Judges 5:18: 18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field. 24
*Simeon, Levi, Gad, and Judah are not mentioned in this battle.

Naphtali in the Battle Against Sisera

The Call to Battle Judges 4:410: 4 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. 5 And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment. 6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun? 7 And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabins army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand. 8 And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go. 9 And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. 10 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him. The Song of Deborah and Barak Judges 5:1418: 14 Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; After thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, And out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer. 15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; Even Issachar, and also Barak: He was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben There were great thoughts of heart. 16 Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, To hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben There were great searchings of heart. 17 Gilead abode beyond Jordan: And why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, And abode in his breaches. 18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field. 7

Naphtali Fails to Drive Out Canaanites

Judges 1:33: 33 Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributaries unto them.

Children of Naphtali Fight With Gideon Against Midianites

Judges 6:3540: 35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them. 36 And Gideon said unto God, If Thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as Thou hast said, 37 Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that Thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as Thou hast said. 38 And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water. 39 And Gideon said unto God, Let not Thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew. 40 And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground. Judges 7:2325: 23 And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites. 24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan. 25 And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.

Ben-hadad Comes Against Naphtali

I Kings 15:2022: 20 So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-bethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. 21 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah. 22 Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. II Chronicles 16:4: 4 And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all 8

the store cities of Naphtali.

Tiglath-Pileser Carries Naphtali Into Captivity

II Kings 15:29: 29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria. Isaiah 9:1: 1 Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first He lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.

Naphtalite Warriors Present at Davids Coronation

I Chronicles 12:34; 3840: 34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. 38 All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. 39 And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. 40 Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.

Naphtalis Inheritances
Naphtalis Inheritance in the Promised Land
Joshua 19:3239: 32 The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families. 33 And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan: 34 And then the coast turneth westward to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising. 35 And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth, 36 And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor, 37 And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor, 38 And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages. 39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

Levite Cities Assigned to Gershonites in the Territory of Naphtali

Joshua 20:19: 1 The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying, 2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses: 3 That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. 4 And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them. 5 And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime. 6 And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled. 7 And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah. 8 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh. 9 These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation. Joshua 21:6: 6 And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

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Joshua 21:2733: 27 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh-terah with her suburbs; two cities. 28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs, 29 Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities. 30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs, 31 Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities. 32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities. 33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs. I Chronicles 6:62: 62 And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. I Chronicles 6:64; 7176: 64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs. 71 Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs: 72 And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs, 73 And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs: 74 And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs, 75 And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs: 76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.

Sealing of Revelation
Revelation 7:6: 6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.

Naphtalis future Inheritance

Ezekiel 48:1; 34; 34 1 Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan. 3 And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali. 4 And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh. 34 At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.

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Naphtalite Stories
Naphtalite Among Solomons Princes
I Kings 4:12; 15: 1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, 15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

Solomon Uses Hiram, Part-Naphtalite, to Help Build Temple

I Kings 7:1314: 13 And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. 14 He was a widows son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.

Ahiras Offering for the Dedicating of the Altar on the Twelfth Day
Numbers 7:16; 11; 7883: 1 And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them; 2 That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered: 3 And they brought their offering before the LORD , six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle. 4 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 5 Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service. 6 And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites. 11 And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar. 78 On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered: 79 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 80 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 81 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 82 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 83 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.

These Shall Stand Upon Mount Ebal to Curse the People

Deuteronomy 27:13: 13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.*

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*With the exception of Reuben and Zebulun, these were the sons of the concubines.

Moses Blessing to Naphtali

Deuteronomy 33:23: 23 And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD : possess thou the west and the south.

Moses Sees the Promised Land

Deuteronomy 34:14: 1 And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, 2 And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, 3 And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar. 4 And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.

Josiah Cleanses Naphtalite Cities

II Chronicles 34:1-6: 1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left. 3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images. 4 And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them. 5 And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. 6 And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about. 7 And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.

Napthali in the Psalms

Psalm 68:27: 27 There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, The princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

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Naphtalis Genealogies
Naphtali Listed as One of Jacobs Twelve Sons
Genesis 35:2226: 22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his fathers concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacobs firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachels handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leahs handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.

Naphtalites Who Entered Egypt

Genesis 46:24: 24 And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. Exodus 1:15: 1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob. 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, 4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 5 And all the souls that came out of the loins ofJacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.

Chronicles Genealogies
I Chronicles 2:12: 1 These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. I Chronicles 7:13: 13 The sons of Naphtali*; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.
*interestingly, Naphtali does not have any further genealogy in Chronicles

Jerimoth One of the Princes of the Tribes of Israel

I Chronicles 27:1622: 16 Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah: 17 Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok: 18 Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael: 19 Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel: 20 Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah: 21 Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner: 22 Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel. 14

Names and Places Associated With Naphtali

Naphtali
Abinoam (42) father of pleasantness (i.e. gracious) Ahimaaz (290) brother of anger Ahira (299) brother of wrong Ammihud (5989) people of splendor Azriel (5837) help of God Barak (1301) lightning; by anal. a gleam; concr. a flashing sword Enan (5881) having eyes Guni/Gunites (1476/1477) protected Jahzeel/Jahzeelites (3183/3184) God will allot Jerimoth (3406) elevations Jezer/Jezerites (3337/3340) a form; fig. conception (i.e. purpose) Nahbi (5147) occult Naphtali (5321) my wrestling Pedahel (6300) God has ransomed Shallum (7967) a requital, i.e. (secure) retribution, (venal) a fee Shillem/Shillemites (8006/8016) requital Vophsi (2058) additional Abdon (5658) servitude Abel-beth-maachah (62) meadow of Beth-Maakah (house of depression) Abel-maim (66) meadow of water Adamah (128) soil (from its gen. redness) Adami (129) earthy Allon (438) oak Anem (6046) two fountains Ashtaroth (6252) increase *Assyria (804) straight; successful Aznoth-tabor (243) flats (i.e. tops) of Tabor (i.e. situated on it) [Tabor means broken region] Bashan (1316) of uncert. der. *Beesh-terah (1203) with increase Benjamin (1144) son of (the) right hand Beth-anath (1043) house of replies Beth-barah (1012) house of (the) ford Beth-el (1008) house of God Beth-shemesh (1053) house of (the) sun Bezer (1221) an inaccessible spot Chinnereth/Cinneroth (3672) harp-shaped Dabareh/Daberath (1705) a word; by impl. A matter (as spoken of) or thing; adv. a cause Damascus (1834) of for. or. Dan (1835) judge Edrei (154) mighty En-gannim (5873) fountain of gardens En-hazor (5877) fountain of a village Ephraim (669) double fruit Galilee (1551) a circle (with the art.) Geba (1387) a hillock Gilead (1568) heap of testimony Golan (1474) captive Hamath (2574) walled Hammath (2575) hot springs Hammon (2540) warm spring Hammoth-dor (2576) hot springs of Dor [Dor means dwelling] Hazar-enan (2704) village of springs Hazor (2674) village Hebron (2275) seat of association Heleph (2501) change Helkath (2520) smoothness Hethlon (2855) enswathed Horem (2765) devoted Ijon (5859) ruin Iron (3375) fearfulness Israel (3478) he will rule as God

Non-Naphtalites
Asa (609) of uncert. der.; Smiths physician Azariah (5838) Yah has helped Baasha (1201) offensiveness Basmath (1315) fragrance Ben-hadad (1130) son of Hadad (Hadad prob. of for. or.) Canaanites (3669) a pedlar Deborah (1683) the bee (from its systematic instincts) Gideon (1439) feller (i.e. warrior) Hukok/Hukkok (2712) appointed Jabin (2985) intelligent Lapidoth (3941) a flambeau, lamp or flame Oreb (6159) a raven (from its dusky hue) Pekah (6492) watch Sisera (5516) of uncert. der. Tiglath-pileser (8407) of for. der. Zadok (6659) just Zeeb (2062) a wolf

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Jabneel (2995) built of God Janoah (3239) quiet Jarmuth (3412) elevation Jericho (3405) its month; or fragrant Jordan (3383) a descender Kartan (7178) city-plot Kedesh (6943) a sanctum Kedesh-naphtali (6943/5321) a sanctum/my wrestling Kirjathaim (7156) double city Kishon (7191) hard ground Lakum (3946) fortification Manasseh (4519) causing to forget Mashal (4913) request Migdal-el (4027) tower of God Mizpah (4709) an observatory, espec. for military purposes Moab (4124) from (her [the mothers]) father Naphtali (5321) my wrestling Nebo (5015) prob. of. for. der. Nekeb (5346) dell Pisgah (6449) a cleft Rakkath (7557) a beach (as expanded shingle) Ramah (7414) a height (as a seat of idolatry) Ramoth (7216) heights Rehob (7340) a width, i.e. (concr.) avenue or area Shechem (7927) ridge Tabor (8396) broken region Tirzah (8656) delightsomeness Zaanannim (6815) removals Zer (6863) rock Ziddim (6661) sides Zoar (6820) little

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