Naphtali's Journey Map

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Bilhah bears Naphtali; Rachel calls it a wrestling she has won.
GEN.30.8

And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali. {great...: Heb. wrestlings of God} {Naphtali: that is, My wrestling: Gr. Nephthalim}

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Naphtali

Naphtali was Bilhah's second son, named by Rachel for the wrestling she said she had won against her sister. Jacob blessed him as a hind let loose that gives goodly words. His tribe held Galilee, and Isaiah promised that the land it lost first would be the first to see a great light.

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Journey Timeline

  1. Birthc. 1916 BC

    Haran

    Bilhah bears Naphtali; Rachel calls it a wrestling she has won.

    GEN 30:8

  2. Into Egyptc. 1876 BC

    Egypt

    Naphtali goes down into Egypt with four sons.

    GEN 46:24

  3. Jacob's blessingc. 1859 BC

    Egypt

    Jacob blesses him as a hind let loose, giving goodly words.

    GEN 49:21

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