Genesis 49:21

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Genesis 49:19–23 · Berean Standard Bible

19 Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.

20 Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.

21 Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.

22 Joseph is a fruitful vine— a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.

23 The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.

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Genesis 30:8

Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.

Genesis 46:24

The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.

Deuteronomy 33:23

Concerning Naphtali he said: “Naphtali is abounding with favor, full of the blessing of the LORD; he shall take possession of the sea and the south.”

Joshua 19:32

The sixth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Naphtali:

Joshua 19:33

Their border started at Heleph and the great tree of Zaanannim, passing Adami-nekeb and Jabneel as far as Lakkum and ending at the Jordan.

Joshua 19:34

Then the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and ran from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun on the south side, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east.

Joshua 19:35

The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,

Joshua 19:36

Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

Joshua 19:37

Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,

Joshua 19:38

Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh. There were nineteen cities, along with their villages.

Joshua 19:39

This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Naphtali, including these cities and their villages.

Judges 4:6

She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.

Judges 4:10

where he summoned Zebulun and Naphtali. Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah also went with him.

Judges 5:18

Zebulun was a people who risked their lives; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield.

Psalms 18:33

He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.

Psalms 18:34

He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

Matthew 4:15

“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—

Matthew 4:16

the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”