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Zebulun

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Also known as Zevulun

Zebulun (; also Zebulon, Zabulon, or Zaboules in Antiquities of the Jews by Josephus) was, according to the Books of Genesis and Numbers, the last of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's tenth son), and the founder of the Israelite tribe of Zebulun. With Leah as a matriarch, biblical scholars believe the tribe to have been regarded by the text's authors as a part of the original Israelite confederation.

Key facts

Person.name
Zebulun
Person.image
Zebulun (Francisco de Zurbarán).jpg
Person.caption
Painting by Francisco de Zurbarán from Jacob and His Twelve Sons, c. 1640–45)
Person.native_name
זְבֻלוּן
Person.native_name_lang
he
Person.pronunciation
Zəvulun
Person.birth_place
Paddan Aram
Person.birth_date
7 Tishrei
Person.father
Jacob
Person.mother
Leah
Person.spouse
Merishah
Person.children
Sered (son)Elon (son)Jahleel (son)
Person.relatives
Reuben (brother)Simeon (brother)Levi (brother)Judah (brother)Dan (half brother)Naphtali (half brother)Gad (half brother)Asher (half brother)Issachar (brother)Dinah (sister)Joseph (half brother)Benjamin (half brother)Rachel (aunt/stepmother)

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Gender
male
Place of birth
Paddan Aram
Father
Jacob
Mother
Leah
Sibling
Issachar
Image
Zabuló, església de sant Joan del Mercat de València.JPG
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Genesis 46
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Zebulun (; also Zebulon, Zabulon, or Zaboules in Antiquities of the Jews by Josephus) was, according to the Books of Genesis and Numbers, the last of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's tenth son), and the founder of the Israelite tribe of Zebulun. With Leah as a matriarch, biblical scholars believe the tribe to have been regarded by the text's authors as a part of the original Israelite confederation.

The Tomb of Zebulun is located in Sidon, Lebanon. In the past, towards the end of Iyyar, Jews from the most distant parts of the land of Israel would make a pilgrimage to this tomb.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zebulun” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.