Genesis 30:8
Then Rachel said,“I have fought a desperate struggle with my sister, but I have won.” So she named him Naphtali.
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Referenced Verses
- Gen 49:21 : 21 Naphtali is a free running doe, he speaks delightful words.
- Matt 4:13 : 13 While in Galilee, he moved from Nazareth to make his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
- Exod 9:28 : 28 Pray to the LORD, for the mighty thunderings and hail are too much! I will release you and you will stay no longer.”
- Deut 33:23 : 23 Blessing on Naphtali Of Naphtali he said: O Naphtali, overflowing with favor, and full of the LORD’s blessing, possess the west and south.
- 1 Sam 14:15 : 15 Then fear overwhelmed those who were in the camp, those who were in the field, all the army in the garrison, and the raiding bands. They trembled and the ground shook. This fear was caused by God.
- Gen 23:6 : 6 “Listen, sir, you are a mighty prince among us! You may bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb to prevent you from burying your dead.”
- Gen 32:24-25 : 24 So Jacob was left alone. Then a man wrestled with him until daybreak. 25 When the man saw that he could not defeat Jacob, he struck the socket of his hip so the socket of Jacob’s hip was dislocated while he wrestled with him.
- Gen 35:25 : 25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, were Dan and Naphtali.
- Gen 46:24 : 24 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
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- Gen 30:1-77 verses80%
1 When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob,“Give me children or I’ll die!”
2 Jacob became furious with Rachel and exclaimed,“Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”
3 She replied,“Here is my servant Bilhah! Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and I can have a family through her.”
4 So Rachel gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob slept with her.
5 Bilhah became pregnant and gave Jacob a son.
6 Then Rachel said,“God has vindicated me. He has responded to my prayer and given me a son.” That is why she named him Dan.
7 Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, became pregnant again and gave Jacob another son.
- Gen 35:24-252 verses73%
24 The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.
25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, were Dan and Naphtali.
- Gen 30:9-124 verses72%
9 When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.
10 Soon Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son.
11 Leah said,“How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
12 Then Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son.
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16 (Now Laban had two daughters; the older one was named Leah, and the younger one Rachel.
- Gen 35:16-172 verses71%
16 They traveled on from Bethel, and when Ephrath was still some distance away, Rachel went into labor– and her labor was hard.
17 When her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her,“Don’t be afraid, for you are having another son.”
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3 Israel Must Return to the God of Jacob In the womb he attacked his brother; in his manly vigor he struggled with God.
- Gen 29:28-292 verses71%
28 Jacob did as Laban said. When Jacob completed Leah’s bridal week, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.
29 (Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.)
- Gen 30:17-259 verses71%
17 God paid attention to Leah; she became pregnant and gave Jacob a son for the fifth time.
18 Then Leah said,“God has granted me a reward because I gave my servant to my husband as a wife.” So she named him Issachar.
19 Leah became pregnant again and gave Jacob a son for the sixth time.
20 Then Leah said,“God has given me a good gift. Now my husband will honor me because I have given him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun.
21 After that she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
22 Then God took note of Rachel. He paid attention to her and enabled her to become pregnant.
23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Then she said,“God has taken away my shame.”
24 She named him Joseph, saying,“May the LORD give me yet another son.”
25 The Flocks of Jacob After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban,“Send me on my way so that I can go home to my own country.
- Gen 29:9-124 verses70%
9 While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was tending them.
10 When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his uncle Laban, and the sheep of his uncle Laban, he went over and rolled the stone off the mouth of the well and watered the sheep of his uncle Laban.
11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel and began to weep loudly.
12 When Jacob explained to Rachel that he was a relative of her father and the son of Rebekah, she ran and told her father.
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14 Then Rachel and Leah replied to him,“Do we still have any portion or inheritance in our father’s house?
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28 “No longer will your name be Jacob,” the man told him,“but Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have prevailed.”
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15 But Leah replied,“Wasn’t it enough that you’ve taken away my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes too?”“All right,” Rachel said,“he may go to bed with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”
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27 When it was time for her to give birth, there were twins in her womb.
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4 So Jacob sent a message for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flocks were.
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33 So Laban entered Jacob’s tent, and Leah’s tent, and the tent of the two female servants, but he did not find the idols. Then he left Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s.
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24 So Jacob was left alone. Then a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
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31 The Family of Jacob When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to become pregnant while Rachel remained childless.
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19 The sons of Rachel the wife of Jacob: Joseph and Benjamin.