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<p> '''Naphtali''' (''năph'ta-l'' ''î'' ), ''my wrestling.'' The sixth son of Jacob, by Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid. &nbsp;Genesis 30:7-8. He had four sons. &nbsp;Genesis 46:24; &nbsp;Exodus 1:4; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 7:13. Jacob said, "Naphtali is a hind let loose, he giveth goodly words," graceful and eloquent. &nbsp;Genesis 49:21. </p> <p> Territory of Naphtali, peopled by his descendants, called Nephthalim, &nbsp;Matthew 4:15, [[A.V.,]] was called "the west and the south," [[A.V.,]] literally "the sea and the circuit." &nbsp;Deuteronomy 33:23; &nbsp;Joshua 19:32-39. It lay in a rich and fertile portion of Northern Palestine, partly along the Lebanon range, called "the mount of Naphtali" &nbsp;Joshua 19:32-39; &nbsp;Joshua 20:7, [[R.]] [[V.,]] "Hill country of Naphtali." They attended in force at the coronation of David, &nbsp;1 Chronicles 12:34, and are mentioned with honor in the wars of the Judges, &nbsp;Judges 1:33; &nbsp;Judges 5:18; &nbsp;Judges 6:35; &nbsp;Judges 7:23, as much reduced by the Syrians, &nbsp;1 Kings 15:20, and as among the first captives to Assyria, &nbsp;2 Kings 15:29; &nbsp;Isaiah 9:1. Barak was their most notable leader. &nbsp;Judges 4:6-16. Our Saviour spent much time in the southern part of this region; &nbsp;Matthew 4:13-15; &nbsp;Mark 2:1-12, partially fulfilling &nbsp;Isaiah 9:1-2. </p>