| Translation | Verse | Text |
| Strong Concordance | Nu 26:23 | Of the sons [01121] of Issachar [03485] after their families [04940]: of Tola [08439], the family [04940] of the Tolaites [08440]: of Pua [06312], the family [04940] of the Punites [06324]: |
| Word | American Tract Society - Definition |
| ISSACHAR | Recompense, so named by Leah his mother, Ge 30:18, the ninth son of Jacob, born B. C. 1749. The character of his posterity was foretold by Jacob and by Moses, Ge 49:14,15 De 33:18,19. The TRIBE OF ISSACHAR numbered fifty-four thousand men in the desert, and on entering Canaan was the third in population, Nu 1:28 26:25. Their portion, having the Jordan on the east, Manasseh on the west, Zebulun north, and Ephraim south, included a considerable part of the fine plain Esdraelon, the most fertile in the country. They were industrious agriculturists, and are mentioned with honor for their brave and wise patriotism, Jud 5:15 1Ch 7:15 12:32. |