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Zebulun
[ zeb-yoo-luhn, zuh-byoo-luhn ]
noun
- a son of Jacob and Leah. Genesis 30:20.
- one of the 12 tribes of Israel.
Zebulun
/ zəˈbjuː-; ˈzɛbjʊlən /
noun
- the sixth son whom Leah bore to Jacob: one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel (Genesis 30:20)
- the tribe descended from him
- the territory of this tribe, lying in lower Galilee to the north of Mount Carmel and to the east of the coastal plain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Zebulun1
From Late Latin Zabulon, from Greek Zaboulṓn, from Hebrew Zəbhūlūn, of uncertain meaning
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