Issachar in the Bible

Meaning: reward; recompense

Exact Match

And Leah said, God has given me my hire, because I have given my maidservant to my husband; and she called his name Issachar.

Verse ConceptsGiving In MarriagePeople With Apt NamesReward For Works

The sons of Leah: Reuben Jacob's firstborn and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun.

Verse ConceptsFirstbornFirstborn Sons

Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

Verse ConceptsFifty To Ninety Thousand

And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.

And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

The sons of Issachar, according to their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Pua, the family of the Punites;

these are the families of Issachar by their numbered ones, sixty-four thousand and three hundred.

Verse ConceptsFifty To Ninety Thousand

And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.

These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:

Verse ConceptsTribes Of IsraelCrossing Into The Promised Land

And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.

Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east.

And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.

Verse ConceptsMegiddo

And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.

Verse ConceptsFractions, One FourthFourth

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.

And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

Verse ConceptsThirteen

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,

And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.

Verse ConceptsPrincesRank

And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.

Verse ConceptsDefenseRescueTribes Of Israelgrandfathers

Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha struck him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon.

Verse ConceptsConspiraciesKilling KingsThe Nations Attacked

These [are] the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

To the Gershomites according to their clans thirteen cities [were allotted] out of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

Verse ConceptsThirteen

And out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,

Now their kinsmen belonging to all the clans of Issachar [were] in all eighty-seven thousand mighty warriors, enrolled according to their genealogy.

Verse ConceptsFifty To Ninety Thousand

And from the men of Issachar: {men who were skilled in understanding the times} to know what Israel should do. Their chiefs [were] two hundred, and all their kinsmen [were] under their command.

Verse ConceptsEducation, Examples OfGiving, Of TimeDiscernment, Nature OfSigns Of The TimesThe Number Two HundredGod's TimingGods Timing

And also their relatives, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on donkeys, on camels, on mules, and on oxen--provisions of flour, cakes of figs, raisin cakes, wine and oil, cattle and sheep in abundance, for [there was] great joy in Israel.

Verse ConceptsMulesFruitFoodFig treeRaisinsOilSheepWine

Ammiel the sixth,
Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth,
for God blessed him.

for Judah, Elihu, one of David’s brothers; for Issachar, Omri son of Michael;

For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon everyone

Verse ConceptsGod, Goodness Of

And by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar a portion.

Verse ConceptsEast And West

And by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun a portion.

Verse ConceptsEast And West

And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.

Verse ConceptsCity GatesMeasuring Jerusalem And The LandThree Parts Of Constructions

Thematic Bible



The fourth lot belonged to the tribe of Issachar by its clans. Their assigned land included Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem, Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, read more.
Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah and Beth Pazzez. Their border touched Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. They had sixteen cities and their towns. This was the land assigned to the tribe of Issachar by its clans, including the cities and their towns.

Ephraim's territory was to the south, and Manasseh's to the north. The sea was Manasseh's western border and their territory touched Asher on the north and Issachar on the east. Within Issachar's and Asher's territory Manasseh was assigned Beth Shean, Ibleam, the residents of Dor, En Dor, the residents of Taanach, the residents of Megiddo, the three of Napheth, and the towns surrounding all these cities.


Then Leah said, "God has granted me a reward because I gave my servant to my husband as a wife." So she named him Issachar.

Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar and Zebulun;


"Now those who will be camping on the east, toward the sunrise, are the divisions of the camp of Judah under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.

Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.

The standard of the camp of the Judahites set out first according to their companies, and over his company was Nahshon son of Amminadab. Over the company of the tribe of Issacharites was Nathanel son of Zuar,


From the descendants of Issachar: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name. Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Issachar were 54,400.

Those numbered in his division are 54,400.


Also their neighbors, from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, were bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. There were large supplies of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, olive oil, beef, and lamb, for Israel was celebrating.

From Issachar there were 200 leaders and all their relatives at their command -- they understood the times and knew what Israel should do.


Of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, Zebulun, when you go outside, and Issachar, when you are in your tents. They will summon peoples to the mountain, there they will sacrifice proper sacrifices; for they will enjoy the abundance of the seas, and the hidden treasures of the shores.


Issachar is a strong-boned donkey lying down between two saddlebags. When he sees a good resting place, and the pleasant land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and become a slave laborer.


The majority of the many people from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun were ceremonially unclean, yet they ate the Passover in violation of what is prescribed in the law. For Hezekiah prayed for them, saying: "May the Lord, who is good, forgive


The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, and Samuel. They were leaders of their families. In the time of David there were 22,600 warriors listed in Tola's genealogical records.

Altogether the genealogical records of the clans of Issachar listed 87,000 warriors.


These were the families of Issachar, according to those numbered of them, 64,300.


Issachar's leaders were with Deborah, the men of Issachar supported Barak; into the valley they were sent under Barak's command. Among the clans of Reuben there was intense heart searching.


Issachar is a strong-boned donkey lying down between two saddlebags. When he sees a good resting place, and the pleasant land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and become a slave laborer.


from the tribe of the Issacharites, a leader, Paltiel son of Azzan;


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