Quoting Isaiah’s prophecy, for instance, the Gospel writer Matthew wrote: “‘ O land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, along the road of the sea, on the other side of the Jordan, Galilee of the nations! the people sitting in darkness saw a great light, and as for those sitting in a region of deathly shadow, light rose upon them. ’
Tsiteerides Jesaja prohvetiennustust, märkis evangeeliumikirjutaja Matteus: „„ Sebulonimaa ja Naftalimaa; mereäärne tee, maa sealpool Jordanit, paganate Galilea – rahvas, kes istub pimeduses, näeb suurt valgust, ja surma maal ja varjus istujaile, neile tõuseb valgus! ”