Some biblical commentators have suggested that the name Naphtali may refer to the struggle between Rachel and Leah for the favours of Jacob.

Naphtali is listed in Deuteronomy 34.2 when God takes Moses up to the mountain of Nebo and shows him the extent of the land which he had promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

According to Genesis 46:24, Naphtali had four sons: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.

According to the apocryphal Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs, he died at age 137 and was buried in Egypt.

He also had a vision about the division of tribes of Israel and told to them that Abraham was chosen by God for his faith.