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Naphtali

[naf-tuh-lahy]
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noun
  1. the sixth son of Jacob and Bilhah. Gen. 30:7,8.
  2. one of the 12 tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from Naphtali.
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Naphtali

noun Old Testament
  1. Jacob's sixth son, whose mother was Rachel's handmaid (Genesis 30:7–8)
  2. the tribe descended from him
  3. the territory of this tribe, between the Sea of Galilee and the mountains of central Galilee
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Douay spelling: Nephtali
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