Genesis 49:14

Jacob Blesses His Twelve Sons

¹³ “Zebulun will dwell at the seashore;
And he shall be a haven for ships,
And his flank shall be toward Sidon.
¹⁴ “Issachar is a strong donkey,
Lying down between the sheepfolds.
¹⁵ “When he saw that a resting place was good
And that the land was pleasant,
He bowed his shoulder to bear burdens,
And became a slave at forced labor.

Issachar

Genesis 30:18

Then Leah said, “God has given me my wages because I gave my maid to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.

1 Chronicles 12:32

Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their kinsmen were at their command.

Deuteronomy 33:18

Of Zebulun he said,
“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going forth,
And, Issachar, in your tents.

Joshua 19:17-23

The fourth lot fell to Issachar, to the sons of Issachar according to their families.

Judges 5:15-16

“And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah;
As was Issachar, so was Barak;
Into the valley they rushed at his heels;
Among the divisions of Reuben
There were great resolves of heart.

Judges 10:1

Now after Abimelech died, Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel; and he lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.