A name from Scripture
Zebulun
ZEB-yoo-lun
Meaning
Dwelling; Honor; Exalted dwelling
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Genesis
What it points to
Zebulun — 'dwelling place' — became the very territory where God chose to dwell among humanity in Jesus. The tribe's land was ordinary Galilee, yet it became the stage for the greatest story ever told.
Verses · King James Version
“And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.”
Genesis 30:20
“The land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali... The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light.”
Isaiah 9:1-2