Tribes
Issachar
One of the twelve tribes descending from Issachar, Leah's fifth son in Genesis 30; in Genesis 49 Jacob likens Issachar to a strong donkey who bows to forced labour.
Category
Tribes
First mention
Genesis 30:18
Tags
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Genesis 30, 49IsraelTribe
Scripture references
- 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 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.