Genesis 49:13

Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.

Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea. Although Issachar was older than Zebulun, and they were destined to occupy contiguous settlements, Jacob, foreseeing the political superiority of the latter, mentioned him first. х Lªchowp (H2348) yamiym (H3220), on the coast of seas - i:e., the Mediterranean and the sea of Galilee, the eastern boundary of this tribe.]

And he shall be for an haven of ships. Shall be, having nothing corresponding to them in the original, should be expunged, and the clause stand thus: 'even he for a haven (shore) of ships.' The occupations would be chiefly maritime, consisting partly in the fisheries on the sea of Galilee, and in merchant vessels on the Mediterranean.

And his border shall be unto Zidon. 'It touched Carmel; and though it did not actually reach to the shore of the Mediterranean, its sides joined the narrow maritime territory of Phoenicia, to which Jacob, according to common Eastern custom, gave the name of its chief city, Zidon' (Genesis 10:15) (Porter). Cf. Josephus, 'Antiquities,' book 5:, chapter 1:, sec. 22.