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Patriarch / Tribal Leader

Zebulun

1916 BC – 1806 BC

Tenth son of Jacob and Leah. Jacob foretold he would 'dwell by the haven of the sea' and become a harbor for ships — a seafaring, trading tribe. With Naphtali, his land bordered the region of Jesus' Galilean ministry.

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Patriarch / Tribal Leader
Role
1916 BC – 1806 BC
Lifespan
The World They Lived In
Middle Kingdom Egypt & Canaanite City-States
1916 BC1806 BC
Middle Kingdom Egypt & Canaanite City-States
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Tenth son of Jacob and Leah.

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