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    One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Issachar. Every Issachar in the Bible

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    Issachar

    יִשָּׂשכָרἸσαχάρ

    Issachar was the ninth son of Jacob and fifth by Leah, and he became the forefather of the Israelite tribe of Issachar.

    verses
    40
    first named
    Genesis 30:18
    last named
    Revelation 7:7
    period
    the Patriarchs
    tribe
    Issachar

    Description

    Who was Issachar?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Issachar was the ninth son of Israel (or 'Jacob') and the fifth son of Leah (Gen. 30:18; 35:23; 46:13; 1Chr. 2:1). His name means "man of reward" or "there is reward", referring to Leah's belief that God rewarded her for giving her maidservant to Jacob (Gen. 30:18).

    Issachar had four sons: Tola, Puvah, Job (or Jashub), and Shimron (Gen. 46:13; Num. 26:23-24; 1Chr. 7:1). His descendants became one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

    In Jacob's blessing, Issachar was described as a "strong donkey" and "resting between the sheepfolds", indicating his tribe would be hardworking and content with an agrarian life (Gen. 49:14-15).

    During the wilderness years, the tribe of Issachar was led by Nethanel son of Zuar (Num. 1:8; 2:5; 7:18; 10:15). They encamped on the east side of the tabernacle under the standard of Judah (Num. 2:5).

    In the census taken in the wilderness of Sinai, the tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400 men aged 20 and over (Num. 1:28-29). In the second census on the plains of Moab they numbered 64,300 (Num. 26:25).

    Issachar's allotment in Canaan included the fertile Jezreel Valley and was bordered by Manasseh, Asher, Zebulun and Jordan (Josh. 19:17-23). The Levitical cities in Issachar's territory were Kishion, Daberath, Jarmuth and En-gannim (Josh. 21:28-29).

    The tribe of Issachar was commended for providing wise leadership during the time of David (1Chr. 12:32). One of David's officers, Omri son of Michael, was from Issachar (1Chr. 27:18). The tribe is also noted for being faithful to Hezekiah's Passover invitation (2Chr. 30:18).

    In Ezekiel's vision of the division of the restored land, Issachar is allotted the sixth portion (Ezek. 48:25-26). In John's apocalyptic vision, Issachar is one of the tribes sealed by God (Rev. 7:7).

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Issachar10 of 28 entities the graph connects to Issachar, in 2 groups: kinship 8, events 2. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.IsraelChild of · 2 events · 2,578 versesJudahSibling of · 2 events · 1,023 versesLeviSibling of · 3 events · 329 versesJosephSibling of · 3 events · 197 versesBenjaminSibling of · 3 events · 166 versesReubenSibling of · 2 events · 86 versesGadSibling of · 4 events · 71 versesNaphtaliSibling of · 5 events · 50 versesKinshipManasseh5 events · 112 versesBashan3 events · 53 versesEventsIssachar

    The 10 best-attested of 28 are drawn. All 28 are listed below.

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    and 48 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Issachar happensAll 3 places the claims about Issachar reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Kanah, Bashan, Michmethath. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Issachar there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.KanahBashanMichmethath
    the PatriarchsAll 3 places the claims about Issachar reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 40, across 11 books. The name is written 43 times in them.

    1. Genesis4 verses

      30:1835:2346:1349:14

    2. Exodus1 verse

      1:3

    3. Numbers10 verses

      1:81:281:292:57:1810:1513:726:2326:2534:26

    4. Deuteronomy2 verses

      27:1233:18

    5. Joshua6 verses

      17:1017:1119:1719:2321:621:28

    6. Judges2 verses

      5:1510:1

    7. 1 Kings2 verses

      4:1715:27

    8. 1 Chronicles8 verses

      2:16:626:727:17:512:3212:4027:18

    9. 2 Chronicles1 verse

      30:18

    10. Ezekiel3 verses

      48:2548:2648:33

    11. Revelation1 verse

      7:7

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Receiving of Golan, Ashtaroth, Levite Pasturelands, Kishion, Daberath, Gershonite Cities, and Gershonite Pasturelands and Allotment of Inheritance, Beth-Shean, Ibleam, Dor, En-Dor, Taanach, and Megiddo, and 3 moreManassehFirstborn son of Joseph, blessed by Jacob.via Benjamin and Israel, and 2 moreRachelWife of Jacob; mother of Joseph and Benjaminvia Israel and Judah, and 2 moreJosiah’s cleansing of High Place, Asherah, Carved Idol, Cast Image, Baal Altars, Incense Altars, Asherah Poles, Carved Idols, Cast Images, Judah, Jerusalem, and AbominationJosiah’s cleansing of High Place, Asherah, Carved Idol, Cast Image, Baal Altars, Incense Altars, Asherah Poles, Carved Idols, Cast Images, Judah, Jerusalem, and Abomination is an event attested across 6 verses, connecting 9 pageable entities.via JehoshaphatParuahFather of one of Solomon's district governorsvia NethanelZuarFather of Nethanel, leader of Issacharvia Benjamin and Israel, and 2 moreIsrael’s assignment of Hebron Surrounding Pasturelands, Hebron, Libnah, Jattir, and EshtemoaIsrael’s assignment of Hebron Surrounding Pasturelands, Hebron, Libnah, Jattir, and Eshtemoa is an event attested across 7 verses, connecting 14 pageable entities.via Gad and Reuben, and 1 moreReceiving of Merarite CitiesReceiving of Merarite Cities is an event attested across 6 verses, connecting 12 pageable entities.via Dan and Israel, and 1 moreBilhahRachel's maidservant and mother of Dan and Naphtalivia Asher and Judah, and 1 moreNaphtali BorderNaphtali Border is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 11 pageable entities.

    Where they appear

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