13 “Zebulun(A) will live by the seashore
    and become a haven for ships;
    his border will extend toward Sidon.(B)

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18 About Zebulun(A) he said:

“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
    and you, Issachar,(B) in your tents.
19 They will summon peoples to the mountain(C)
    and there offer the sacrifices of the righteous;(D)
they will feast on the abundance of the seas,(E)
    on the treasures hidden in the sand.”

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20 Then Leah said, “God has presented me with a precious gift. This time my husband will treat me with honor,(A) because I have borne him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 30:20 Zebulun probably means honor.

Allotment for Zebulun

10 The third lot came up for Zebulun(A) according to its clans:

The boundary of their inheritance went as far as Sarid.(B) 11 Going west it ran to Maralah, touched Dabbesheth, and extended to the ravine near Jokneam.(C) 12 It turned east from Sarid(D) toward the sunrise to the territory of Kisloth Tabor and went on to Daberath(E) and up to Japhia. 13 Then it continued eastward to Gath Hepher(F) and Eth Kazin; it came out at Rimmon(G) and turned toward Neah. 14 There the boundary went around on the north to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah El.(H) 15 Included were Kattath, Nahalal,(I) Shimron,(J) Idalah and Bethlehem.(K) There were twelve towns and their villages.

16 These towns and their villages were the inheritance of Zebulun,(L) according to its clans.(M)

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