Naftali's tribal leader during the land distribution
Die LandnahmeLeaderc. 1400 BC
Pedael, son of Ammihud, was appointed by God to represent the tribe of Naftali in the division of the land of Canaan. He was one of the twelve leaders chosen to allocate the inheritance among the tribes of Israel after the conquest of the promised land.
Pedael became part of the group of leaders who, together with the priest Eleazar and Joshua, were to allocate the inheritance in Canaan among the nine and a half tribes.
The Lord spoke to Moses and gave instructions on how the land of Canaan was to be distributed, appointing named leaders from each tribe, including Pedael from Naftali.
13Moses commanded the Israelites: This is the land you are to receive as your inheritance by lot, the land the LORD has commanded to be given to the nine and a half tribes.
14For the tribe of the Reubenites by their ancestral houses and the tribe of the Gadites by their ancestral houses have already received their inheritance, and the half-tribe of Manasseh has received theirs as well.
The tribe of Naphtali, represented by Pedael, received its inheritance in the northern part of Canaan, a fertile area that fulfilled God's promise to the patriarchs.
34The border then turned west through Aznoth Tabor and came out at Hukkok. It touched Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east.