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    Naphtali

    Pronounced NAF-tuh-ly

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    ✓ In the King James Bible — Yes — Naphtali appears in the King James Bible, including Genesis 30:8.
    Meaning
    "My wrestling; My struggle"
    Origin
    Hebrew

    Naphtali was Jacob's sixth son, born to Bilhah. Rachel named him saying 'with great wrestlings have I wrestled.' The tribe of Naphtali settled in fertile northern Galilee — the very region where Jesus would begin His ministry centuries later.

    Spiritual meaning

    Naphtali transforms struggle into blessing — the land born from wrestling became the cradle of Jesus' ministry, where the great light dawned.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "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 (KJV) →

    • "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 (KJV) →
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