Issachar Summary
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Issachar was the ninth son of Jacob and fifth by Leah, and he became the forefather of the Israelite tribe of Issachar.
ninth-born son of Jacob (GEN 30:17), son of Leah
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Names
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Issachar
reward; recompense
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Issachar
· Also called · H3485 G2466 · GEN 30:18 there is reward
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יִשָּׂשכָֽר
yisaskar · H3485 · GEN 30:18 there is reward
- he יִשָּׂשכָר · H3485G
- el Ισσαχαρ Issaxar · G2466 · GEN 30:18
- el Ἰσαχάρ · G2466
- bg Исахар
Birth
Mentioned in (40)
Gen 30:18
Gen 35:23
Gen 46:13
Gen 49:14
Exod 1:3
Num 1:8
Num 1:28
Num 1:29
Num 2:5
Num 7:18
Num 10:15
Num 13:7
Num 26:23
Num 26:25
Num 34:26
Deut 27:12
Deut 33:18
Josh 17:10
Josh 17:11
Josh 19:17
Josh 19:23
Josh 21:6
Josh 21:28
Judg 5:15
Judg 10:1
1 Kgs 4:17
1 Kgs 15:27
1 Chr 2:1
1 Chr 6:62
1 Chr 6:72
1 Chr 7:1
1 Chr 7:5
1 Chr 12:32
1 Chr 12:40
1 Chr 27:18
2 Chr 30:18
Ezek 48:25
Ezek 48:26
Ezek 48:33
Rev 7:7
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Dates and sources (4)
Absolute years are conditional chronological estimates. A biblical passage may state an age or event, but does not by itself establish a BCE year. Different calendar systems are preserved separately.
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Birth Theographic Matches the current date; this is not historical verificationTheographic signed year:
-1752· Calendar interpretation is unverified; the raw value is shown.Person mentions; these are not evidence for this date: 38
Gen.30.18Gen.35.23Gen.46.13Gen.49.14Exod.1.3Num.1.8Num.1.28Num.1.29Num.2.5Num.7.18Num.10.15Num.13.7Num.26.23Num.26.25Num.34.26Deut.27.12Deut.33.18Josh.19.17Josh.19.23Josh.21.6Josh.21.28Judg.5.15Judg.10.11Kgs.4.171Kgs.15.271Chr.2.11Chr.6.621Chr.6.721Chr.7.11Chr.7.51Chr.12.321Chr.12.401Chr.27.182Chr.30.18Ezek.48.25Ezek.48.26Ezek.48.33Rev.7.7Source record and calculation
issachar_645·birthYeartheographic/People.csv· record 1323SHA-256:90b5ed00f81be70c023c5af52bb10c1b47e44a3f4bc236030be2271c5f02a61d -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateBibleData BCE year:
1702→ ≈ 1702 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Issachar_1·bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 85The year of Issachar_1's birth is the year Jacob_1 married Leah_1 (2254) + time for her to conceive and bear another son (6) = 2260*HYPOTHESIS: Jacob's marriage to Leah + ~6 years to conceive and bear another son. All twelve sons were born before Jacob departed Padan-aram after fourteen years of service to Laban. *EXTRA-BIBLICAL SOURCE: Eliezer Shulman's "The Sequence of Events in the Old Testament" (page 28) places Issachar's birth in the year 2198 AM, 6 years after Leah is given to Jacob in marriage.SHA-256:5b800ca5cc0db22581d14534f15aa8dbf5b8630b97c93fd29c2922619e0d09a2 -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
2260→ ≈ 1745 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Issachar_1·event_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 85The year of Issachar_1's birth is the year Jacob_1 married Leah_1 (2254) + time for her to conceive and bear another son (6) = 2260*HYPOTHESIS: Jacob's marriage to Leah + ~6 years to conceive and bear another son. All twelve sons were born before Jacob departed Padan-aram after fourteen years of service to Laban. *EXTRA-BIBLICAL SOURCE: Eliezer Shulman's "The Sequence of Events in the Old Testament" (page 28) places Issachar's birth in the year 2198 AM, 6 years after Leah is given to Jacob in marriage.SHA-256:5b800ca5cc0db22581d14534f15aa8dbf5b8630b97c93fd29c2922619e0d09a2 -
Birth BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversionShulman AM:
2198· No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.Source record and calculation
Birth_Issachar_1·shulman_am_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 85The year of Issachar_1's birth is the year Jacob_1 married Leah_1 (2254) + time for her to conceive and bear another son (6) = 2260*HYPOTHESIS: Jacob's marriage to Leah + ~6 years to conceive and bear another son. All twelve sons were born before Jacob departed Padan-aram after fourteen years of service to Laban. *EXTRA-BIBLICAL SOURCE: Eliezer Shulman's "The Sequence of Events in the Old Testament" (page 28) places Issachar's birth in the year 2198 AM, 6 years after Leah is given to Jacob in marriage.SHA-256:5b800ca5cc0db22581d14534f15aa8dbf5b8630b97c93fd29c2922619e0d09a2
Took part in (4)
- Birth of Issachar · c. 1752 BC
- Joseph sold to Egypt · c. 1728 BC
- 7 years of famine · c. 1708 BC – 1701 BC
- Joseph's brothers return to Egypt · c. 1706 BC – 1704 BC
Belonged to (1)
Was born in (1)
- Paddan-aram · c. 1745 BC
Issachar Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Issachar was the ninth son of Israel (or 'Jacob') and the fifth son of Leah (Gen. 30:18; 35:23; 46:13; 1Chr. 2:1). His name means "man of reward" or "there is reward", referring to Leah's belief that God rewarded her for giving her maidservant to Jacob (Gen. 30:18).
Issachar had four sons: Tola, Puvah, Job (or Jashub), and Shimron (Gen. 46:13; Num. 26:23-24; 1Chr. 7:1). His descendants became one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
In Jacob's blessing, Issachar was described as a "strong donkey" and "resting between the sheepfolds", indicating his tribe would be hardworking and content with an agrarian life (Gen. 49:14-15).
During the wilderness years, the tribe of Issachar was led by Nethanel son of Zuar (Num. 1:8; 2:5; 7:18; 10:15). They encamped on the east side of the tabernacle under the standard of Judah (Num. 2:5).
In the census taken in the wilderness of Sinai, the tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400 men aged 20 and over (Num. 1:28-29). In the second census on the plains of Moab they numbered 64,300 (Num. 26:25).
Issachar's allotment in Canaan included the fertile Jezreel Valley and was bordered by Manasseh, Asher, Zebulun and Jordan (Josh. 19:17-23). The Levitical cities in Issachar's territory were Kishion, Daberath, Jarmuth and En-gannim (Josh. 21:28-29).
The tribe of Issachar was commended for providing wise leadership during the time of David (1Chr. 12:32). One of David's officers, Omri son of Michael, was from Issachar (1Chr. 27:18). The tribe is also noted for being faithful to Hezekiah's Passover invitation (2Chr. 30:18).
In Ezekiel's vision of the division of the restored land, Issachar is allotted the sixth portion (Ezek. 48:25-26). In John's apocalyptic vision, Issachar is one of the tribes sealed by God (Rev. 7:7).
Issachar Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Hired (Gen. 30:18). “God hath given me,” said Leah, “my hire (Heb. sekhari)...and she called his name Issachar.” 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; Num. 26:23, 25).
Issachar, Tribe of, during the journey through the wilderness, along with Judah and Zebulun (Num. 2:5), marched on the east of the tabernacle. This tribe contained 54,400 fighting men when the census was taken at Sinai. After the entrance into the Promised Land, this tribe was one of the six which stood on Gerizim during the ceremony of the blessing and cursing (Deut. 27:12). The allotment of Issachar is described in Josh. 19:17-23. It included the plain of Esdraelon (=Jezreel), which was and still is the richest portion of Palestine (Deut. 33:18, 19; 1 Chr. 12:40).
The prophetic blessing pronounced by Jacob on Issachar corresponds with that of Moses (Gen. 49:14, 15; comp. Deut. 33:18, 19).
Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Issachar_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Issachar@Gen.30.18-Rev) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, issachar_645)