Keraia
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Tola

Tola was a son of Issachar and the ancestor of the Tolaite clan.

The name Tola means “worm; grub; scarlet”

MaleTribe of IssacharEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament3 books4 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Issachar living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Genesis 46:13; referred to as Tola (תּוֹלָע) or Tolaite (תּוֹלָעִי); son of Issachar; a brother of Puah, Jashub and Shimron; father of Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Shemuel.

Glossary entries

Tola Tolaite

Family members

Father

Issachar

Siblings

Jashub Puah Shimron

Children

Ibsam Jahmai Jeriel Rephaiah Shemuel Uzzi

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Genesis 46:13
    The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
  2. Numbers 26:23
    These were the descendants of Issachar by their clans: The Tolaite clan from Tola, the Punite clan from Puvah,
  3. 1 Chronicles 7:1
    The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.
  4. 1 Chronicles 7:2
    The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their families. In the days of David, 22,600 descendants of Tola were numbered in their genealogies as mighty men of valor.