Theographic

Person

Issachar

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Born
1752 BC
Groups
  • Tribe of Issachar

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).

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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).

Timeline

  1. 1752 BCBirth of Issachar · Genesis 30:17–18
  2. 1728 BCJoseph sold to Egypt · Genesis 37:3–36 · Egypt
  3. 1708 BC7 years of famine · Genesis 41:54 – 43:34
  4. 1706 BCJoseph's brothers return to Egypt · Genesis 43:1 – 45:28 · Egypt

Verses

mentioned in 38 verses

First 10 of 38; 28 more.