A name from Scripture
Naphtali
NAF-tuh-ly
Meaning
My wrestling; My struggle
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Genesis
What it points to
Naphtali transforms struggle into blessing — the land born from wrestling became the cradle of Jesus' ministry, where the great light dawned.
Verses · King James Version
“And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.”
Genesis 30:8
“And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim.”
Matthew 4:13-16