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The tribe of Issachar is also said to have been most influential in making proselytes (Gen. R. 98:12; comp. Sifre, Deut. 364). Although Issachar was the ninth son of Jacob, the prince of his tribe was the second to bring the offering for the dedication of the altar (Numbers 7:18-23), because the tribe was well versed in Torah (Gen. R. 72:4).
The Talmud argues that Issachar's description in the Blessing of Jacob - Issachar is a strong ass lying down between two burdens: and he saw that settled life was good, and the land was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute [13] - is a reference to the religious scholarship of the tribe of Issachar, though ...
The son of Zuar, chief of the tribe of Issachar and one of the leaders of the tribes of Israel during the Exodus (Num. 1:8; 2:5, 7:18, 23; 10:15). One of David's brothers (1 Chr. 2:14). A priest who blew the trumpet before the ark when it was brought up to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:24).
1 Chronicles 7 is the seventh chapter of the Books of Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible or the First Book of Chronicles in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is compiled from older sources by an unknown person or group, designated by modern scholars as "the Chronicler", and had the final shape established in late fifth or fourth century BCE. [3]
The remainder of the narrative portrays Issachar himself as leading a godly and simple agricultural life. This is based on Genesis 49:14-15: Issachar had loved the land such that he "bent his shoulder to the burden" and became a tiller for hire. The same exegesis is at work in the Septuagint and Samaritan Targum of Genesis. [23]
He was the son of Ahijah of the Tribe of Issachar. Baasha's story is told in 1 Kings 15:16–16:7. Reign Baasha ...
According to a tradition, [2] he was informed by Yaakov Yitzchak, that he was a descendant of the tribe of Issachar. He became rabbi of several cities of Poland, chiefly Dynów. He was known as a stubborn opponent of the Haskalah movement. The traditions of Zvi Elimelech Spira continue among his descendants and followers in Brooklyn.
Jesiah son of Izrahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Tola, son of Issachar, found in a genealogy of the Tribe of Issachar. [3] Jesiah, a Korahite and member of the Tribe of Benjamin, listed among the warriors who came to David at Ziklag. [4] Jesiah, leader of the "sons of Rehabiah," a Levite in the time of David. [5]