Zevulun in the The twelve tribes collection
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Zevulun
שְׂמַח זְבוּלֻן בְּצֵאתֶךָ
Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out
A tribe of seafarers and merchants, dwelling ‘at the shore of the sea’. The Sages teach that Zevulun went out in ships to trade and supported Yissachar, who sat and studied Torah — and for that partnership Moses named Zevulun first in his blessing.
- Meaning of the name
- From the word for dwelling: Leah said, ‘Now will my husband dwell with me.’
- Mother
- Leah
- Stone on the Choshen (Bamidbar Rabbah 2:7)
- Yahalom, diamond / clear quartz
- Flag colour
- white
- Emblem on the flag
- ship
- Place in the camp
- East — under the banner (degel) of the camp of Yehuda, alongside Yissachar.
Verses
זְבוּלֻן לְחוֹף יַמִּים יִשְׁכֹּן וְהוּא לְחוֹף אֳנִיֹּת וְיַרְכָתוֹ עַל־צִידֹן
Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea, And he shall be a shore for ships, And his flank shall be upon Zidon.
Genesis 49:13
וְלִזְבוּלֻן אָמַר שְׂמַח זְבוּלֻן בְּצֵאתֶךָ וְיִשָּׂשכָר בְּאֹהָלֶיךָ
And of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out, And, Issachar, in thy tents.
Deuteronomy 33:18
וַתֹּאמֶר לֵאָה זְבָדַנִי אֱלֹהִים אֹתִי זֵבֶד טוֹב הַפַּעַם יִזְבְּלֵנִי אִישִׁי כִּי־יָלַדְתִּי לוֹ שִׁשָּׁה בָנִים וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ זְבֻלוּן
And Leah said: ‘God hath endowed me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons.’ And she called his name Zebulun.
Genesis 30:20