Genesis 30:19-20

30:19 Leah became pregnant again and gave Jacob a son for the sixth time. ¹  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. ² 

Genesis 49:13

49:13 Zebulun will live ³  by the haven of the sea

and become a haven for ships;

his border will extend to Sidon. ⁴ 

Numbers 1:9

1:9 from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

Numbers 1:30-31

1:30 From the descendants of Zebulun: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name. 1:31 Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Zebulun were 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. ⁵ 

Deuteronomy 33:18-19

Blessing on Zebulun and Issachar

33:18 Of Zebulun he said:

Rejoice, Zebulun, when you go outside,

and Issachar, when you are in your tents.

33:19 They will summon peoples to the mountain,

there they will sacrifice proper ⁶  sacrifices;

for they will enjoy ⁷  the abundance of the seas,

and the hidden treasures of the shores. ⁸ 

Deuteronomy 33:1

Introduction to the Blessing of Moses

33:1 This is the blessing Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.

Deuteronomy 2:1

The Journey from Kadesh Barnea to Moab

2:1 Then we turned and set out toward the desert land on the way to the Red Sea ⁹  just as the Lord told me to do, detouring around Mount Seir for a long time.

[30:19]  ¹ tn Heb “and she bore a sixth son for Jacob,” i.e., this was the sixth son that Leah had given Jacob.

[30:20]  ² 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.

[49:13]  ³ 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.

[49:13]  ⁴ map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[26:27]  ⁵ sn The Zebulunites showed a slight increase from 57,400 to 60,500.

[33:19]  ⁶ tn Or “acceptable”; Heb “righteous” (so NASB).

[33:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “suck.”

[33:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “of the sand” (so NRSV, NLT); CEV “the sandy beach.”

[2:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “Reed Sea.” See note on the term “Red Sea” in Deut 1:40.