Issachar

• Birth of Issacharc. 1752 BC
• Joseph sold to Egyptc. 1728 BC
• 7 years of faminec. 1708 BC
• Joseph's brothers return to Egyptc. 1706 BC

Issachar (Person)

Father

Israel

Mother

Leah

Siblings

Asher· Benjamin· Dan· Dinah· Gad· Joseph· Judah· Levi· Naphtali· Reuben· Simeon· Zebulun

Children

Jashub· Puah· Shimron· Tola

• Ἰσαχάρ·Issachar
• יִשָּׂשכָר·Issachar

Includes 2 verses that refer to Issachar without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

1. Genesis 30:18
   Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
2. Genesis 35:23
   The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
3. Genesis 46:13
   The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
4. Genesis 49:14
   Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.
5. Genesis 49:15Referred to, not named
   He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.
6. Exodus 1:3
   Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
7. Numbers 1:8
   …from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;
8. Numbers 1:28
   From the sons of Issachar, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
9. Numbers 1:29
   …those registered to the tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400.
10. Numbers 2:5
    The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar,
11. Numbers 7:18
    On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, drew near.
12. Numbers 10:15
    Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar,
13. Numbers 13:7
    …from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;
14. Numbers 26:23
    These were the descendants of Issachar by their clans: The Tolaite clan from Tola, the Punite clan from Puvah,
15. Numbers 26:25
    These were the clans of Issachar, and their registration numbered 64,300.
16. Numbers 34:26
    Paltiel son of Azzan, a leader from the tribe of Issachar;
17. Deuteronomy 27:12
    “When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
18. Deuteronomy 33:18
    Concerning Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.
19. Joshua 17:10
    Ephraim’s territory was to the south, and Manasseh’s was to the north, having the Sea as its border and adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.
20. Joshua 17:11
    Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
21. Joshua 17:12Referred to, not named
    But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.
22. Joshua 19:17
    The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Issachar:
23. Joshua 19:23
    This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Issachar, including these cities and their villages.
24. Joshua 21:6
    The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
25. Joshua 21:28
    From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath,
26. Judges 5:15
    The princes of Issachar were with Deborah, and Issachar was with Barak, rushing into the valley at his heels. In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.
27. Judges 10:1
    After the time of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.
28. 1 Kings 4:17
    Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar;
29. 1 Kings 15:27
    Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city.
30. 1 Chronicles 2:1
    These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
31. 1 Chronicles 6:62
    The Gershomites, according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.
32. 1 Chronicles 6:72
    From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kedesh, Daberath,
33. 1 Chronicles 7:1
    The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.
34. 1 Chronicles 7:5
    Their kinsmen belonging to all the families of Issachar who were mighty men of valor totaled 87,000, as listed in their genealogies.
35. 1 Chronicles 12:32
    From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.
36. 1 Chronicles 12:40
    And their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant supplies of flour, fig cakes and raisin cakes, wine and oil, oxen and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.
37. 1 Chronicles 27:18
    …over Judah was Elihu, one of David’s brothers; over Issachar was Omri son of Michael;
38. 2 Chronicles 30:18
    A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone
39. Ezekiel 48:25
    Issachar will have one portion bordering the territory of Simeon from east to west.
40. Ezekiel 48:26
    Zebulun will have one portion bordering the territory of Issachar from east to west.
41. Ezekiel 48:33
    On the south side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun.
42. Revelation 7:7
    …from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,