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The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.
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Grandsons, Not Direct Sons
Commentators explain that while the text calls these men 'the sons of Bilhah,' they are technically her grandsons. Their father, Naphtali, was the son of Jacob and Bilhah. This detail shows how biblical genealogies sometimes use familial terms like 'son' more broadly to encompass direct descendants across generations.
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19th Century
Anglican
The sons of Naphtali. —See Numbers 26:48 and following, and Genesis 46:24, which read Jahzeel and Shillem.
Sons of B…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum Called Shillem, ([Ref…
Presbyterian
No account is given here of either Zebulun or Dan. We can assign no reason why they alone should be omitted; but it is the disgrace of the tribe of…
