Zebulun
Also called Zabulon
Born 1750 BC traditional (Jones)
Dwelling, the sixth and youngest son of Jacob and Leah (Gen. 30:20). Little is known of his personal history.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 24th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Born in the era of the Patriarchs, 1996–1707 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Issachar, Benjamin, Leah, Levi, Reuben, Simeon, Amalek, and Elon.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.
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Stories
4 events in which Zebulun takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 1750 BCBirth of ZebulonGen 30:19-20
- 1727 BCJoseph sold to EgyptGen 37:3-36
- 1707 BC7 years of famineGen 41:54–43:34
- 1705 BCJoseph's brothers return to EgyptGen 43:1–45:28
Places
Places named in the same verses as Zebulun, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1775–1663 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 5 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
9 tagged verses in 4 books. Select a book to read its verses.
Later verses tagged with Zebulun are about the tribe of Zebulun, not the man: 37 verses, counted separately.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Zebulun 47Zabulon 0 |
| KJV | Zebulun 45Zabulon 3 |
| ASV | Zebulun 48Zabulon 0 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 9 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Genesis4 verses
- 30:20
“God has given me a good gift,” she said. “This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” And she named him Zebulun.
- 35:23
The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
- 46:14
The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
- 49:13
Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.
Exodus1 verse
- 1:3
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
Judges3 verses
- 1:30
Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.
- 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.
- 5:18
Zebulun was a people who risked their lives; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield.
1 Chronicles1 verse
- 2:1
These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
Dwelling, the sixth and youngest son of Jacob and Leah (Gen. 30:20). Little is known of his personal history. He had three sons (46:14).