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 lottery went to the tribe of Issachar according to its families. The territorial allotment included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem, Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, read more.
Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, Beth-pazzez, with the boundary including Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh. The boundary terminated at the Jordan River, for a total of sixteen towns and villages. These towns and villages comprise the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar, according to its families.

The southern area was allocated to Ephraim and the northern area to Manasseh. The Mediterranean Sea was the border, extending to Asher on the North and to Issachar on the east. In Issachar and Asher, Manasseh held Beth-shean and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of En-dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns, and the three coastal districts.


Then Leah said, "God has paid me for giving my servant to my husband as his wife." So she named him Issachar.

Issacar, Zebulun, Benjamin,

Here's a list of Israel's sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,


"The encampment of Judah is to settle east toward the sunrise under their standard. The leader of Judah is to be Amminadab's son Nahshon.

"The tribe of Issachar is to encamp beside Judah. The leader of Issachar is to be Zuar's son Nethanel.

The standard of the camp of Judah was the first to travel, accompanied by its army with Amminadab's son Nahshon in charge. Zuar's son Nethanel was in charge of the camp of Issachar.


The genealogies of Issachar's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army. Those registered with the tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400.

Those in his division number 54,400.


Their neighbors came from as far away as the territories of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, bringing provisions loaded on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. They brought abundant provisions of meal, fig bars, raisins, wine, oil, oxen, and sheep, because there was joy in Israel.

The tribe of Issachar supplied 200 leaders, along with all of their relatives under their command. They kept up-to-date in their understanding of the times and knew what Israel should do.


About Zebulun he said: "Zebulun, rejoice as you go out and Issachar, in being inside your tents. They will call the nations to the mountain, and there they will offer righteous sacrifices, for they'll draw from the abundance of the sea and from the hidden treasures of the sand."


"Issachar is a strong donkey, resting between sheepfolds. He observed that his resting place was excellent, and that the land was pleasant; he bent down, picked up his burdens, and became a slave at forced labor."


Even though a large crowd of people from as far away as Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun had not completed consecrating themselves, they still ate the Passover in a manner not proscribed by the Law, because Hezekiah had prayed like this for them: "May the good LORD extend a pardon on behalf of


Tola's descendants included Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, leaders of their ancestral house of Tola, who were valiant warriors during their lifetimes. During the life of David, they numbered 22,600.

As recorded in their genealogy, a total of 87,000 trained warriors belonged to all of the clans of Issachar.


These families of Issachar numbered 64,300.


The officials of Issachar were with Deborah, as was the tribe of Issachar and Barak. They rushed out into the valley at his heels along with divisions from Reuben's army. Great was their resolve of heart!


"Issachar is a strong donkey, resting between sheepfolds. He observed that his resting place was excellent, and that the land was pleasant; he bent down, picked up his burdens, and became a slave at forced labor."


Azzan's son Paltiel to be leader of the tribe of Issachar,


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