What does Genesis 46:24 mean?
Naphtali, the final remaining son of Jacob, is now included in the long list of all of Jacob's sons and grandsons at or around the time of the family settling in Egypt. Naphtali was born to Jacob by his servant-wife Bilhah (Genesis 30:8).Naphtali's sons include Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. Jahzeel means "may God grant him a share or be gracious." Guni may be the same word for the bird modern English speakers would call a "partridge." Jezer may mean "God has created." Shillem may communicate the idea that God rewarded a mother with a child or replaced a lost child.
