7 Tishrei · Yahrzeit
Zevulun ben Yaakov Avinu - 12 Tribes
Zevulun ben Yaakov Avinu
Born: Aram Naharaim, 1560 BCE
Date of passing: Egypt, 1450 BCE
Yahrzeit - 7 Tishrei,
Burial place - Tel Kedesh.
Zevulun was a son of the patriarch Yaakov and Leah. He is one of the 12 tribes.
Zevulun was born on 7 Tishrei and passed away on the very same day at the age of 110 (Yalkut Shimoni, Shemot 162).
Zevulun complained [to G-d] about his lot. "Master of the Universe," he said, "to my brothers You gave fields and vineyards, but to me You gave mountains and hills; to my brothers You gave land, but to me You gave seas and rivers." [G-d] replied: "They will all need your chilazon [the sea creature used to dye techeilet]." [Zevulun] asked: "Master of the Universe, who can guarantee that I will be paid for this service?" [G-d] answered: "Whoever takes [the chilazon] from you without paying will not succeed in his affairs" (Megillah 6a).
Zevulun engaged in trade and supported Yissachar, who devoted himself to studying Torah (Bereishit Rabbah 99:9).
Zevulun was buried in Sidon (Lebanon) (Sefer HaYashar, end of Yehoshua).
On the Choshen Mishpat (the breastplate of the High Priest) - Zevulun's stone was the Yahalom (mother-of-pearl). The tribe of Zevulun received this stone as a symbol of prosperity and success in trade. Although in modern translation "yahalom" means diamond, Rabbeinu Bechaye calls it pirele, meaning pearl.
May the merit of the Tzadik protect our people, Amen!
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Grave: Yaakov Avinu