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Concise Bible Dictionary: I
By:
George A. Morrish
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Chris Genthree
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The ninth son of Jacob, and the fifth of Leah. Of his personal history there is no record except that he had four sons, who became heads in the tribe. When Jacob blessed his sons he said, “Issachar is a strong ass, couching down between two burdens, and he....bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute” (
Gen. 49:14-15
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Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
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And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. (Genesis 49:14‑15)
). This seems to imply that this tribe, with Zebulun, would mix with the world and become slaves to it for profit. When Moses blessed the tribes, Issachar and Zebulun are also placed together. He said, “They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand” (
Deut. 33:19
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They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand. (Deuteronomy 33:19)
). This seems to point also to commercial enterprise. Some of Issachar resorted to David at Ziklag, of whom it is said they “had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do” (
1 Chron. 12:32
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And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment. (1 Chronicles 12:32)
). At the first numbering there were of Issachar 54,400 fit for war, and at the second 64,300. They are described as “valiant men of might,” and they furnished 36,000 men of war (
1 Chron. 7:4-5
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And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons.
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And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand. (1 Chronicles 7:4‑5)
). The tribe possessed some of the most productive portions of the land, including the extensive plain of Jezreel, with the Jordan on its border for about 50 miles. See map under TWELVE TRIBES.
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Son of Obed-Edom, a Korhite Levite (
1 Chron. 26:5
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Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him. (1 Chronicles 26:5)
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