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Zebulunזְבוּלֻןwill dwellיִשְׁכֹּןat the shoreלְחוֹףof the seas;יַמִּיםheוְהוּאwill be a shoreלְחוֹףfor ships,אֳנִיּוֹתand his borderוְיַרְכָתוֹwill be towardעַלSidon.צִידֹן
Genesis 49:13
Study it in the app“Zebulun will dwell at the shore of the seas; he will be a shore for ships, and his border will be toward Sidon.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 49:13, word by word
- Zebulunזְבוּלֻןzevulun
Zebulun
Zebulun, a son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land.
Where else “zevulun” appears- will dwellיִשְׁכֹּןyishkon
dwell
To live somewhere, stay.
Where else “yishkon” appears- at the shoreחוֹףchof
shore, coast
Shore, coast, seashore.
Where else “chof” appears- of the seasיַמִּיםyamim
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yamim” appears- for shipsאֳנִיּוֹתoniyot
ship
Ship.
Where else “oniyot” appears- and his borderיַרְכָתyarchat
far end, recess
The farthest or deepest part: the back of a house or a cave, the ends of the earth, the edge of a territory.
Where else “yarchat” appears- Sidonצִידֹןtsidon
Sidon
See it on the mapWhere else “tsidon” appears
Places in this verse
Sidon
Today: Sidon (Saida), Lebanon
A port city on the Mediterranean coast, in present-day Lebanon, north of Tyre.
Ahab's wife Jezebel was the daughter of the king of Sidon (1 Kgs 16:31). Jesus said Sidon would have changed its mind had it seen his miracles (Luke 10:13).
The context
12His eyes are dark with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
13 · This verse (above)
14Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.
To study Genesis 49 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jacob say about Judah and Joseph in his blessings (vv. 8-12, 22-26)?
2. What it means
What does it show that Jacob gave each son a different blessing (v. 28)?
3. How I live it
How can you recognize what is distinct and unique in each person in your family?