Creation & Patriarchs
Birth of Naphtali
Birth of Naphtali is dated ≈ 1924 BC in the Modern reckoning and 1754 BC in the Traditional. It is told in Genesis 30:7–8. Naphtali, Jacob (Israel), Bilhah are part of it.
And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.
When did it happen?
- Modern reckoning
- ≈ 1924 BC (placed between the dated events around it)
- Traditional reckoning
- 1754 BC
Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.
Where is it in the Bible?
Who was there, and where?
Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.