Bible Person

Jahzeel

Meaning: God hasteth · Male · 3 cross references

Jahzeel is the first named son of Naphtali and an ancestral figure for one of the tribe's family branches. He belongs to the genealogical backbone of Naphtali in both the patriarchal and census traditions. First appears in Gen 46:24.1

AI summary: Jahzeel matters because the cross references preserve his name from Jacob's family list to the wilderness census and Chronicles' retelling. That repetition shows how Israel remembered tribal identity through named ancestral houses across time. Taken together, the material presents Jahzeel as a Naphtalite forefather whose line contributes to the durable structure of the tribe.1

Central Figure

Jahzeel

Meaning: God hasteth

Allotted by God, the first of the sons of Naphtali (Gen.