the Tribe of Zebulun
27 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
23 sections
- A Naval and Commercial People
- Aided Gideon Against the Army of the Midianites
- Bounds of Their Inheritance
- Country of, Blessed with the Presence and Instruction of
- Descended from Jacob's Sixth Son
- Encamped Under the Standard of Judah, East of the Tabernacle
- Families of
- Formed the Rear of the First Division of the Army of Israel
- Furnished a Judge to Israel
- Furnished Scribes or Writers to Israel
- Offering of, at the Dedication
- Officer Appointed Over by David
- On Ebal Said Amen to the Curses
- Only some of, Assisted in Hezekiah's Reformation
- Persons Selected From: To Divide the Land
- Persons Selected From: To Number the People
- Persons Selected From: To Spy out the Land
- Praised for Assisting Deborah and Barak in Opposing Sisera
- Predictions Respecting
- some of, at David's Coronation
- Strength of, on Entering Canaan
- Strength of, on Leaving Egypt
- Unable to Drive out the Canaanites from Their Cities, But
A Naval and Commercial People
- Genesis 49:13 Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.
Aided Gideon Against the Army of the Midianites
- Judges 6:35 Calling them to arms, Gideon sent messengers throughout Manasseh, as well as Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, so that they came up to meet him.
Bounds of Their Inheritance
- Joshua 19:10–16 The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun: The border of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid. …
Country of, Blessed with the Presence and Instruction of
- Isaiah 9:1 Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:
- Matthew 4:13–15 Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, …
Descended from Jacob's Sixth Son
- Genesis 30:19–20 Again Leah conceived and bore a sixth son to Jacob. …
Encamped Under the Standard of Judah, East of the Tabernacle
- Numbers 2:3 On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Judahites is Nahshon son of Amminadab,
- Numbers 2:7 Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon,
Families of
- Numbers 26:26–27 These were the descendants of Zebulun by their clans: The Seredite clan from Sered, the Elonite clan from Elon, and the Jahleelite clan from Jahleel. …
Formed the Rear of the First Division of the Army of Israel
- Numbers 10:14 First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
- Numbers 10:16 and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.
Furnished a Judge to Israel
- Judges 12:11–12 After Ibzan, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel ten years. …
Furnished Scribes or Writers to Israel
- Judges 5:14 Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.
Offering of, at the Dedication
- Numbers 7:24–29 On the third day Eliab son of Helon, the leader of the Zebulunites, drew near. …
Officer Appointed Over by David
- 1 Chronicles 27:19 over Zebulun was Ishmaiah son of Obadiah; over Naphtali was Jerimoth son of Azriel;
On Ebal Said Amen to the Curses
- Deuteronomy 27:13 And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
Only some of, Assisted in Hezekiah's Reformation
- 2 Chronicles 30:10–11 And the couriers traveled from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun, but the people scorned and mocked them. …
- 2 Chronicles 30:18 A large number of the people— many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun— had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who …
Persons Selected From: To Divide the Land
- Numbers 34:25 Eli-zaphan son of Parnach, a leader from the tribe of Zebulun;
Persons Selected From: To Number the People
- Numbers 1:9 from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;
Persons Selected From: To Spy out the Land
- Numbers 13:10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;
Praised for Assisting Deborah and Barak in Opposing Sisera
- Judges 5:14 Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.
- Judges 5:18 Zebulun was a people who risked their lives; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield.
- Judges 4:10 where he summoned Zebulun and Naphtali. Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah also went with him.
Predictions Respecting
- Genesis 49:13 Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.
- Deuteronomy 33:18–19 Concerning Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents. …
some of, at David's Coronation
- 1 Chronicles 12:33 From Zebulun: 50,000 fit for service, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, who with one purpose were devoted to David.
Strength of, on Entering Canaan
- Numbers 26:27 These were the clans of Zebulun, and their registration numbered . . . 60,500.
Strength of, on Leaving Egypt
- Numbers 1:30–31 From the sons of Zebulun, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army, …
Unable to Drive out the Canaanites from Their Cities, But
- Judges 1:30 Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.
Related topics
Tribe of Zebulun with Barak Against SiseraTribe of Zebulun with David when Made King Over IsraelTribe of Zebulun with Gideon Against the MidianitesTribe of ZebulunHelonSarid
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.