Numbers 2:7-8

2:7 Next will be ¹  the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon. 2:8 Those numbered in his division are 57,400.

Numbers 26:26-27

Zebulun

26:26 The Zebulunites by their families: from Sered, the family of the Sardites; from Elon, the family of the Elonites; from Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites. 26:27 These were the families of the Zebulunites, according to those numbered of them, 60,500. ² 

Genesis 30:20

30:20 Then Leah said, “God has given me a good gift. Now my husband will honor me because I have given him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun. ³ 

Genesis 46:14

46:14 The sons of Zebulun:

Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

Genesis 49:13

49:13 Zebulun will live ⁴  by the haven of the sea

and become a haven for ships;

his border will extend to Sidon. ⁵ 

¹ tn This part has been supplied; the text simply has “the tribe of Zebulun.”

² sn The Zebulunites showed a slight increase from 57,400 to 60,500.

³ sn The name Zebulun (זְבֻלוּן, zevulun) apparently means “honor.” The name plays on the verb used in the statement made earlier in the verse. The Hebrew verb translated “will honor” and the name Zebulun derive from the same root.

⁴ tn The verb שָׁכַן (shakhan) means “to settle,” but not necessarily as a permanent dwelling place. The tribal settlements by the sea would have been temporary and not the tribe’s territory.

⁵ map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.