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Issachar

Issachar

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Issachar was one of the twelve sons of Jacob and the founder of the tribe of Issachar, one of the tribes of Israel.

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Jacob (father)  ·  Leah (mother)

Where Issachar appears

41 verses across 11 books.

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Verses mentioning Issachar

  • 1Chr 2:1 — These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
  • 1Chr 6:62 — And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen
  • 1Chr 6:72 — And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,
  • 1Chr 7:1 — Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimrom, four.
  • 1Chr 7:5 — And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand.
  • 1Chr 12:32 — And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandme
  • 1Chr 12:40 — Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins,
  • 1Chr 26:5 — Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him.
  • 1Chr 27:18 — Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:
  • 1Kgs 4:17 — Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
  • 1Kgs 15:27 — And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
  • 2Chr 30:18 — For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed
  • Deut 27:12 — These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:
  • Deut 33:18 — And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.
  • Exod 1:3 — Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
  • Ezek 48:25 — And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion.
  • Ezek 48:26 — And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion.
  • Ezek 48:33 — And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.
  • Gen 30:18 — And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
  • Gen 35:23 — The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
  • Gen 46:13 — And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
  • Gen 49:14 — Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
  • Josh 17:10 — Southward it was Ephraim’s, and northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east.
  • Josh 17:11 — And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants o
  • Josh 19:17 — And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.
  • Josh 19:23 — This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.
  • Josh 21:6 — And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, t
  • Josh 21:28 — And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,
  • Judg 5:15 — And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.
  • Judg 10:1 — And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.
  • Num 1:8 — Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
  • Num 1:28 — Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go
  • Num 1:29 — Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
  • Num 2:5 — And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.
  • Num 7:18 — On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer:
  • Num 10:15 — And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
  • Num 13:7 — Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.
  • Num 26:23 — Of the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites:
  • Num 26:25 — These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred.
  • Num 34:26 — And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
  • Rev 7:7 — Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.
Voices from the tradition

The Church Fathers on Issachar

Patristic commentary on the Scriptures that name Issachar.

Above we have taken into consideration that one who erred because of the threefold impulse of the soul (as a weakness of the entire soul), which is divided into carnal passion symbolized by Reuben, into anger symbolized by Simeon and into ill-directed prudence symbolized by Levi. But then we have shown this person when he repents in…

(Judges 5:15) The leaders of Issachar were with Deborah. In Hebrew: the princes, that is, the teachers of the Law, were with Deborah to praise the Lord, and Barak followed in the footsteps of the age. It is to be understood that a certain part of them remained with Deborah to praise the Lord, and a part followed Barak to exhort and…

"From the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand." Simeon is interpreted "obedience," clearly referring to those who are becoming righteous through obedience to the divine commandments. "From the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand." Levi is interpreted "having been taken up," through which are indicated those taken up by Christ through a life…

— Andreas of Caesarea (614) on Rev 7:7

Historic voices touch this life

60 passages from 6 historic works cite verses that mention Issachar.