Editing Naphtali (section)

{{Short description|Biblical figure and the sixth son of Jacob through his concubine Bilhah}}
{{About|the Biblical figure|people named Naphtali, Naftali or Naftoli|Naphtali (name)|Israelite Tribe of Naphtali|Tribe of Naphtali}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Naphtali
| native_name        = נַפְתָּלִי
| native_name_lang   = he
| pronunciation      = Naphtali
| father             = [[Jacob]]
| mother             = [[Bilhah]]
| image              = Naphtali (Francisco de Zurbarán).jpg
| caption            = Painting by [[Francisco de Zurbarán]] (from ''[[Jacob and his twelve sons]]'', c. 1640–45)
| spouse             = Merimah
| children           = [[Jahziel]] (son)<br>[[Guni (biblical figure)|Guni]] (son)<br>[[Jezer]] (son)<br>[[Shillem]] (son)<br><ref>Genesis 46:24</ref>
| relatives          = [[Reuben (son of Jacob)|Reuben]] (half brother)<br>[[Simeon (son of Jacob)|Simeon]] (half brother)<br>[[Levi]] (half brother)<br>[[Judah (son of Jacob)|Judah]] (half brother)<br>[[Dan (son of Jacob)|Dan]] (brother)<br>[[Gad (son of Jacob)|Gad]] (half brother)<br>[[Asher]] (half brother)<br>[[Issachar]] (half brother)<br>[[Zebulun]] (half brother)<br>[[Dinah]] (half sister)<br>[[Joseph (Genesis)|Joseph]] (half brother)<br>[[Benjamin]] (half brother)
}}

According to the [[Book of Genesis]], '''Naphtali''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|æ|f|t|ə|l|aɪ}}; {{Hebrew Name|נַפְתָּלִי|Naftalī|Nap̄tālī|"my struggle"}}) was the sixth son of [[Jacob]], the second of his two sons with [[Bilhah]]. He was the founder of the Israelite [[tribe of Naphtali]].

Some biblical commentators have suggested that the name ''Naphtali'' may refer to the struggle between [[Rachel]] and [[Leah]] for the favours of Jacob. Bilhah was the [[handmaid]] of Rachel, who was [[infertile]] at the time, and had persuaded Jacob to have a child with Bilhah as a proxy for having one with herself.