Zebulun
- Dates
- 1701–1602 BC
Name means "dwelling" or "exalted." He is the sixth and youngest son of Jacob and Leah. He has three sons. Jacob blesses and predicts that Zebulun's descendents will live near the sea in the northern part of Palestine toward Sidon.
In detail
The 6th son of Jacob by Leah (Gen 30:19, 20). He had 3 sons: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel (ch 46:14). When Jacob blessed his sons he predicted that Zebulun's descendants would live near the sea in the northern part of Palestine toward Sidon (ch 49:13).
Bible passages
- Genesis 30:19-20
19 And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son. 20 And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
Text of the King James Version.