Tribe of Naphtali

thumb|Symbol of the Tribe of Naphtali Accordint to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Naphtali was one of the northernmost of the twelve tribes of Israel. It is one of the ten lost tribes. Quotes about Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee. And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles: The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned.” Gospel of Matthew 4:12-16 NKJV. As the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali were humbled in the past by the Lord, so in the future he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, the district of the Gentiles. Isaiah 8:23 NCB. This book relates the story of Tobit, son of Tobiel, son of Hananiel, son of Aduel, son of Gabael of the family of Asiel, of the tribe of Naphtali. During the reign of Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, Tobit was taken into captivity from Thisbe, which is south of Kedesh Naphtali in Upper Galilee, above Hazor and some distance to the west of Asher, north of Phogor. [...] All my kindred and the entire house of my ancestor Naphtali used to offer sacrifice on all the mountains of Galilee to the calf that Jeroboam, king of Israel, had erected in Dan. Tobit, Book of Tobit 1:1-2;5 NCB. O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, And full of the blessing of the Lord, Possess the west and the south. Deuteronomy 33:23 NKJV. See also Naphtali (patriarch) Tobit (descendant) External links Category:Twelve Tribes of Israel