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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 · What can we learn from the tribe of Issachar? Answer. Each of the twelve sons of Israel / Jacob received a blessing from his father just before Jacob’s death. The twelve sons were the progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel, and Jacob’s blessings contained prophetic information about each tribe. In the case of the tribe of Issachar ...
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.
Nov 21, 2023 · In the Bible, Issachar is the name of the ninth son of Jacob. Jacob was also called Israel. Jacob had twelve sons total, who would in turn father the twelve tribes of ancient Israel....
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.
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 ).
Issachar. Recompense, so named by Leah his mother, Genesis 30:18, the ninth son of Jacob, born B. C. 1749. The character of his posterity was foretold by Jacob and by Moses, Genesis 49:14 ,15 De 33:18,19. The TRIBE OF ISSACHAR numbered fifty-four thousand men in the desert, and on entering Canaan was the third in population, Numbers 1:28 26:25.
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.
