This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.
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This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.
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This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.
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This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the seventh lot came out for the tribe…
And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan,.... Which was the last lot drawn, and which appointed an inheritance to this tribe:
according to their families; the number of them.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 39. This is the inheritance] The territory appropriated to…
39. This is the inheritance] The territory appropriated to Naphtali was thus enclosed on three sides by that of other tribes. (a) On the west was Asher, (b) on the south Zebulun, (c) and on the east Manasseh beyond the Jordan. Cut off from the great plain of Esdraelon by the mass of the mountains of Nazareth, it had communication on the east with the fertile district of the Sea of Galilee, and the splendidly watered country of the springs of the Jordan. The dying Jacob had compared Naphtali to a “spreading terebinth” (Gen_49:21, mistranslated “a hind let loose”) of the uplands of Lebanon, shooting forth goodly boughs; and the great Lawgiver had described him as satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the Lord (Deu_33:23), but the grand opportunities so graciously given were not turned to the best account. The capabilities of its plains, of the thoroughfare and traffic of the Sea of Galilee (Gen_49:13), were not developed by the tribe. One hero—and one only—was produced by it, Barak of Kedesh-Naphtali, who dwelt in the mountain district (Jdg_4:6). See above, Jos_19:37. But after this exploit, Naphtali, like Asher, resigned itself to intercourse with the heathen, “and learned their works” (Psa_106:35). See Smith’s Dict. of the Bible; Ritter’s Geog. of Palestine, iv. p. 338; Stanley’s Sinai and Palestine, p. 363. “With the exception of the transient splendour of the days of Barak and of Gideon, the four northern tribes hardly affect the general fortunes of the nation. It is not till the Jewish is on the point of breaking into the Christian Church that these northern tribes acquire a new interest. ‘Galilee’ then, by reason of its previous isolation, springs into overwhelming importance. ‘The land of Zebulun, the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; the people which sat in darkness saw great light, and to those who sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up’ (Isa_9:1-2; Mat_4:15-16).” Stanley’s Lectures, i. 231.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The inheritance of the tribe of the children of…
The inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali. Of Naphtali, Beyond the not too heroic leader Barak, we hear nothing in the after history of Israel, until the fulfilment of the prophecy in Isa_9:1, Isa_9:2. Galilee, the scene of the greater part of our Lord"s teaching and miracles, was divided between Issachar, Asher, Zebulon, and Naphtali. The majority of the places mentioned in the Gospels were Within the borders of Zebulon. But as we learn that our Lord penetrated as far as "the coasts of Caesarea Philippi," in the extreme north of Palestine, He must have preached also in the cities of Naphtali. Naphtali sent a goodly number of warriors to welcome David as "king over all Israel". (1Ch_12:34) The inheritance of Naphtali was in the main fertile, but there was a large mountain district, known as the mountain region of Naphtali. (Jos_20:7) Some of the mountains rose to the height of more than 3, 000 feet.
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