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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. Issachar’s mother was Leah.
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).
Issachar. ISSACHAR ĭs’ ə kər ( יִשָּׂשׂכָר, H3779; ̓Ισαχάρ, G2695 ). 1. The meaning is uncertain and knowledge of the tribe is meager. 1. 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 ).
Mar 7, 2022 · Issachar was the ninth son of Jacob. In Hebrew, the name Issachar means “his reward will come.” Jacob’s other wife, Rachel, had trouble conceiving. The heartache and disappointment of not having a child for Jacob caused Rachel to devise her own plan.
Issachar was the ninth son of Leah and father to one of the twelve tribes of Israel. One interpretation of his name is "man of reward" (Hebrew: shcar ). Issachar was the product of the mandrake incident ( Genesis 30:9-18) and was involved in the plot to sell his brother Joseph into slavery.
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.
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.
He was Jacob's ninth son, and was born in Padan-aram (Comp. 28:2 ). He had four sons at the going down into Egypt ( 46:13; Numbers 26:23, 25). Issachar, Tribe of, during the journey through the wilderness, along with Judah and Zebulun ( Numbers 2:5 ), marched on the east of the tabernacle.
Jul 5, 2017 · 12 Tribes of Israel: Issachar - The Scholar. By Lesley Friedmann July 5, 2017. “G‑d has given me my reward.”. ( Genesis 30:18) Leah 's fifth son, Issachar, embodies the notion of the reward that comes from hard work.
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