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Issachar (Hebrew: יִשָּׂשכָר, Modern: Yīssaḵar, Tiberian: Yīśśāḵār, "There is reward") was, according to the Book of Genesis, the fifth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's ninth son), and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Issachar.
Jan 4, 2022 · Issachar was Jacob’s ninth son and ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. In Hebrew, Issachar means either “man of reward” or “hired man.” His name is associated with the circumstances of his birth.
Jan 4, 2022 · In the case of the tribe of Issachar, Jacob prophesied, “Issachar is a rawboned donkey, lying down between two burdens; He saw that rest was good, and that the land was pleasant; He bowed his shoulder to bear a burden, and became a band of slaves” ( Genesis 49:14-15 ).
Mar 7, 2022 · The Tribe of Issachar settled on the land west of the Jordan River and southeast of the southern tip of the Sea of Galilee. Issachar’s tribe was one of the ten northern tribes that established the Kingdom of Israel after the death of King Solomon.
Issachar, one of the 12 tribes of Israel that in biblical times constituted the people of Israel who later became the Jewish people. The tribe was named after the fifth son born to Jacob and his first wife, Leah.
The ninth son of Jacob and the fifth of Leah ( Gen 30:18; 35:23 ). Issachar had four sons and with them went down into Egypt with Jacob ( Gen 46:13; Exod 1:3 ). Practically nothing is preserved of the personal history of the patriarch beyond his share in the common actions of the sons of Jacob.
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Issachar ( Hebrew: יִשָּׂשכָר/יִשְׂשָׂכָר, Modern: Yīssaḵar, Tiberian: Yīssāḵār) was one of the twelve tribes of Israel and one of the ten lost tribes.
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