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Naphtali

According to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali (; ) was the sixth son of Jacob, the second of his two sons with Bilhah. He was the founder of the Israelite tribe of Naphtali.

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Person.relatives: Reuben (half brother)Simeon (half brother)Levi (half brother)Judah (half brother)Dan (brother)Gad (half brother)Asher (half brother)Issachar (half brother)Zebulun (half brother)Dinah (half sister)Joseph (half brother)Benjamin (half brother)
Person.name: Naphtali
Person.native_name: נַפְתָּלִי
Person.native_name_lang: he
Person.birth_date: 5 Tishrei or 5 Sivan
Person.father: Jacob
Person.mother: Bilhah
Person.image: Naphtali (Francisco de Zurbarán).jpg
Person.caption: Painting by Francisco de Zurbarán (from Jacob and his twelve sons, c. 1640–45)
Person.spouse: Merimah
Person.children: Jahziel (son)Guni (son)Jezer (son)Shillem (son)

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Testament of Naphtali
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According to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali (; ) was the sixth son of Jacob, the second of his two sons with Bilhah. He was the founder of the Israelite tribe of Naphtali.

Some biblical commentators have suggested that the name Naphtali may refer to the struggle between Rachel and Leah for the favours of Jacob. Bilhah was the handmaid of Rachel, who was infertile at the time, and had persuaded Jacob to have a child with Bilhah as a proxy for having one with herself.