Issachar (Easton)

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Hired (Genesis 30:18 ). 'God hath given me,' said Leah, 'my hire (Heb. sekhari)...and she called his name Issachar.' He was Jacob's ninth son, and was born in Padan-aram (comp 28:2). He had four sons at the going down into Egypt (46:13; Numbers 26:23,25 ). Issachar, Tribe of, during the journey"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter I Bible Dictionaries Issachar Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Israel, Kingdom of Next Entry Italian Band Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Issachar Thompson Chain Reference Issachar Torrey Topical Textbook Issachar, the Tribe of Dictionaries American Tract Society Issachar Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Issachar Chabad Knowledge Base Issachar Easton's Bible Dictionary Sachar Issachar Fausset Bible Dictionary Issachar Holman Bible Dictionary Sachar Issachar Hitchcock Bible Names Issachar Hastings' BibleDictionary Issachar Hastings' NT Dictionary Issachar Morrish Bible Dictionary Issachar 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Issachar Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Issachar People's Bible Dictionary Issachar Smith Bible Dictionary Issachar Wilson's Bible Types Issachar Watson's Theological Dictionary Issachar Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Issachar International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Issachar Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Issachar McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Bethshemesh of Issachar Issachar Kedesh of Issachar The Catholic Encyclopedia Issachar Joseph of Issachar The Jewish Encyclopedia Baer, Issachar B. Elhanan Baer, Issachar B. Leyser Baer, Issachar ben Pethahiah ben Moses (only first 3 shown) Lexicons ܐܺܝܣܳܟ݂ܳܪ Ἰσαχάρ , Ἰσσαχάρ יִשָּׂשׂכָר Hired ( Genesis 30:18 ). "God hath given me," said Leah, "my hire (Heb. sekhari)...and she called his name Issachar." He was Jacob's ninth son, and was born in Padan-aram (comp 28:2). He had four sons at the going down into Egypt (46:13; Numbers 26:23,25 ). Issachar, Tribe of, during the journey through the wilderness, along with Judah and Zebulun ( Numbers 2:5 ), marched on the east of the tabernacle. This tribe contained 54,400 fighting men when the census was taken at Sinai. After the entrance into the Promised Land, this tribe was one of the six which stood on Gerizim during the ceremony of the blessing and cursing ( Deuteronomy 27:12 ). The allotment of Issachar is described in Joshua 19:17-23 . It included the plain of Esdraelon (=Jezreel), which was and still is the richest portion of Palestine ( Deuteronomy 33:18,19 ; 1 Chronicles 12:40 ). The prophetic blessing pronounced by Jacob on Issachar corresponds with that of Moses ( Genesis 49:14,15 ; Compare Deuteronomy 33:18,19 ).

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