1 Chronicles 7:13 Meaning and Explanation
“The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.”
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What Does 1 Chronicles 7:13 Mean?
The record now names Naphtali, tracing his four sons and noting their descent through Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid who bore Dan and Naphtali. The chronicler keeps the whole family of Jacob in view, none of the tribes forgotten.
Naphtali's northern land would one day be called Galilee of the nations, the very region where the light of Christ first dawned in His ministry. A tribe set down here in a single verse stands at the edge of a promise: that upon those in darkness a great light would shine.
1 Chronicles 7:13 in the Original Language
Naphtali (נַפְתָּלִי), 'my wrestling' -- named for Rachel's striving and God's answer (Genesis 30:8).
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What does 1 Chronicles 7:13 mean?
Naphtali's four sons are named as the children of Bilhah's line.