Issachar

Hebrew origin

Issachar is Jacob and Leah's fifth son; in Genesis 49 Jacob likens him to a strong donkey who bows to forced labour.

Family

Parents

Jacob

Yahweh names Jacob with Abraham and Isaac when he tells Moses to lead Israel to …

Leah

Leah is Laban's elder daughter and Jacob's first wife; in Genesis 49 Jacob recal…

Siblings

Reuben

Reuben is Jacob and Leah's firstborn; in Genesis 49 Jacob declares he will not b…

Simeon

Simeon is Jacob and Leah's second son; in Genesis 49 Jacob pairs him with Levi f…

Levi

Levi is Jacob and Leah's third son; Genesis 49 pairs him with Simeon for rage an…

Judah

Judah is Jacob and Leah's fourth son; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him as a lion'…

Dan

Dan is Jacob's son through Bilhah; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him to govern his…

Naphtali

Naphtali is Jacob's son through Bilhah; in Genesis 49 Jacob likens him to a swif…

Gad

Gad is Jacob's son through Zilpah; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him as one who wi…

Asher

Asher is Jacob's son through Zilpah; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him with rich f…

Zebulun

Zebulun is Jacob and Leah's sixth son; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him to live b…

Dinah

Dinah is Jacob and Leah's daughter; Genesis 34 recounts her violation by Shechem…

Joseph

Joseph put Israel under oath to take his bones from Egypt; in Exodus 13 Moses ta…

Benjamin

Benjamin is Jacob and Rachel's youngest son; in Genesis 49 Jacob likens him to a…

Esau

Esau is Isaac's firstborn twin, also called Edom and ancestor of the Edomites; G…

Genesis 30:17
God heard Leah, and she conceived and gave birth to a fifth son by Jacob.
Genesis 30:18
Then Leah said, 'God has given me my reward for giving my slave-girl to my husband.' So she named him Issachar.
Genesis 46:13
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Jashub and Shimron.
Genesis 49:14
Issachar is a strong donkey lying down among sheepfolds.
Genesis 49:15
When he saw how good the resting-place and how pleasant the country, he bowed his shoulder to the load and became a slave to forced labour.