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The Tribe of Zebulun ( Hebrew '''זְבוּלֻן''' / '''זְבוּלֹן''' "Dwelling; habitation", Standard Hebrew '''Zəvulun''' / '''Zəvulon''', Tiberian Hebrew '''Zəḇûlun''' / '''Zəḇûlōn''') was one of the Tribes Of Israel . At its height, the territory it occupied was at the southern end of The Galilee , with its eastern border being the Sea Of Galilee , the western border being the Mediterranean Sea , the south being bordered by the Tribe Of Issachar , and the north by Asher on the western side and Naphtali on the eastern. ORIGIN According to the Torah , the tribe was founded by an individual, Zebulun a son of Jacob and Leah , from whom it took its name. Some Biblical Scholars , however, view this as Postdiction , an Eponym ous Metaphor providing an Aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite confederation.''Peake's commentary on the Bible'' With Leah as a Matriarch , Biblical scholars believe the tribe to have been regarded by the text's authors as a part of the original Israelite confederation. According to the Book Of Judges , some Canaanites were not driven out when the tribe settled in their portion of Canaan, and so the Canaanites ''not driven out'' actually represent those elements which continued in full the traditional religious practices. CHARACTER In the ancient Song Of Deborah , Zebulun are described as sending to the battle those which handle the ''sopher shebet''. Traditionally this has been translated and interpreted as referring to the ''rod of the scribe'', an object which in regard to Assyria n monuments was a Stylus of wood or metal used to inscribe Clay Tablets , or to write on Papyrus ; as such, the ones who wielded it would have been the associates/assistants of lawgivers Archibald Sayce . Consequently, in Jewish tradition, the tribe of Zebulun was considered to have a Symbiotic relationship with the tribe of Issachar , its neighbour and a tribe which traditionally was seen as being heavily composed of scholars, whereby Zebulun would financially support Issachar's devotion to study and teaching of the Torah, in exchange for a share of the spiritual reward from such learning; the terms ''Issachar'' and ''Zebulun'' came to be used by Jews for anyone engaged in such a relationship. More recent scholarship, as expressed for example in translations such as the Revised Standard Version , instead render the description in the Song of Deborah of the people sent to battle by Zebulun as ''those who handle the marshal's staff''; in other words, Zebulun had simply sent military officers. HISTORY OF THE TRIBE The to view the land of Canaan , Gaddiel the son of Sodi represented Zebulun ( Numbers 13:10). At the son of Parnach was chosen to represent Zebulun at the division of the Promised Land ( Numbers 34:25). The tribe seems to have easily conquered its portion. During the rule of 5:14). The reference is to made reparation for the abominations of his father Ahaz , he invited all Israel to keep the Passover in the house of the Lord. Mockery and ridicule met the emissaries of the reformer; yet some were true to the religion of their fathers, and, even from far away Zebulun, went up to Jerusalem , destroyed the idols, and kept the feast of the Unleavened Bread (II Chronicles 30:10-23). DIVISION OF THE LAND At the division of the land of Israel between the seven tribes not yet provided for, the lot of Zabulun was third. The tribe's territory started with Sarid (, to the southeast Issachar . It included a part of the Jezreel Valley , and the great highway from the sea to the lake. Within the territory of Zebulun, Christ was brought up, and did and said much that is narrated in the Gospel s, especially in the Synoptics , about His Galilean ministry. FATE As part of the Kingdom Of Israel , the territory of Zebulun was conquered by the Assyrians , And The Tribe Exiled ; the manner of their exile lead to Their Further History Being Lost . However, some modern day groups claim descent, with varying levels of academic and rabbinical support. The Igbo Jews of Nigeria claim to descend from the tribe, as well as from the tribes Of Ephraim , Of Manasseh , Of Levi , and Of Gad . SEE ALSO REFERENCES |
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