Genesis 46:24 MEANING

(24) Naphtali has four sons:

Numbers 26:48-49. 1 Chronicles 7:13.

Jahzeel,

Jahzeel,

Jahziel,

Guni,

Guni,

Guni,

Jezer,

Jezer,

Jezer,

Shillem.

Shillem.

Sliallum.

Verse 24. - And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, - "Allotted by God" (Gesenius) - and Guni, - "Painted" (Gesenius), "Dyed" (Murphy), "Protected" (Lange) - and Jezer, - "Image," "Form" (Gesenius, Lange, Murphy) - and Shillem - "Retribution" (Gesenius), "Avenger" (Lange).

46:5-27 We have here a particular account of Jacob's family. Though the fulfilling of promises is always sure, yet it is often slow. It was now 215 years since God had promised Abraham to make of him a great nation, ch. 12:2; yet that branch of his seed, to which the promise was made sure, had only increased to seventy, of whom this particular account is kept, to show the power of God in making these seventy become a vast multitude.And the sons of Naphtali, Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. The last is called Shallum in 1 Chronicles 7:13.