Issachar. One of the twelve sons of the patriarch Jacob and Leah who founded the tribe of Issachar (acai). Roles include: Leader, Patriarch. Issachar is also referred to as: group:Issachar (Group).
Familial Relationships of Issachar
- Gender: male
- Tribe/Nationality: Tribe of Issachar
- Father: Israel
- Mother: Leah
- Offspring: Tola, Puah, Jashub, Shimron
- Sibling(s): Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan (Patriarch), Naphtali, Gad (Patriarch), Asher, Zebulun, Dinah, Joseph, Benjamin
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- References: Genesis: 4; Exodus: 1; Numbers: 11; Deuteronomy: 2; Joshua: 7; Judges: 3; 1 Kings: 2; 1 Chronicles: 8; 2 Chronicles: 1; Ezekiel: 3
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- References: Revelation: 1
Key References for Issachar: GEN 30:18, GEN 49:14, NUM 26:23, REV 7:7.
In the Old Testament (BSB), words representing “Issachar” are translated as Issachar (8x), of Issachar (20x), from Issachar (1x), of the Issacharites (1x), Issachar in (1x), and Issachar (2x), Within Issachar (1x), ** (1x), of Issachar they were given (1x), in Issachar (1x), From Issachar (1x), and (2x), over Issachar (1x), Issachar and (1x).
In the New Testament (BSB), words representing “Issachar” are translated as 12,000 (1x).
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GEN 37:8: “Do you intend to reign over us you actually rule us So”
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GEN 37:19–20: “Here comes that dreamer Come now let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams”
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GEN 37:32: “We found this Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not”
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GEN 42:7: “From the land of Canaan We are here to buy food”
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GEN 42:10–11: “Not so my lord Your servants have come to buy food We are all sons of one man Your servants are honest men not spies”
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GEN 42:13: “Your servants are twelve brothers the sons of one man in the land of Canaan The youngest is now with our father and one is no more”
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GEN 42:21: “Surely we are being punished because of our brother We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us but we would not listen That is why this distress has come upon us”
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GEN 42:28 (surprised): “My silver has been returned It is here in my sack Their”
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GEN 42:28 (trembling): “is this that God has done to us”
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GEN 42:30–34: “The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country But we told him We are honest men not spies We are twelve brothers sons of one father One is no more and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan Then the man who is lord of the land said to us This is how I will know whether you are honest Leave one brother with me take food to relieve the hunger of your households and go But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men Then I will give your brother back to you and you can trade in the land”
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GEN 43:7: “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family Is your father still alive Do you have another brother And we answered him accordingly How could we possibly know that he would say Bring your brother”
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GEN 43:18 (thought): “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves along with our donkeys”
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GEN 43:20–22: “Please sir we really did come down here the first time to buy food But when we came to the place we lodged for the night we opened our sacks and behold each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack It was the full amount of our silver and we have brought it back with us We have brought additional silver with us to buy food We do not know who put our silver in our sacks”
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GEN 43:28: “Your servant our father is well He is still alive”
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GEN 44:7–9: “Why does my lord say these things Your servants could not possibly do such a thing We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found in the mouths of our sacks Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house If any of your servants is found to have it he must die and the rest will become slaves of my lord”
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GEN 45:26: “Joseph is still alive he is ruler over all the land of Egypt But”
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GEN 47:3: “Your servants are shepherds both we and our fathers”
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GEN 47:4: “We have come to live in the land for a time because there is no pasture for the flocks of your servants since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe So now please allow your servants to settle in the land of Goshen”
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GEN 50:15: “What if Joseph bears a grudge Then he will surely repay us for all the evil that we did to him”
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GEN 50:16–17: “Before he died your father commanded This is what you are to say to Joseph I beg you please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers for they did you wrong So now Joseph please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father”
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GEN 50:18: “We are your slaves”
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Issachar (GEN 30:18; GEN 35:23; GEN 49:14; EXO 1:3; NUM 34:26; DEU 27:12; 1CH 2:1; EZK 48:25)
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of Issachar (GEN 46:13; NUM 1:28; NUM 1:29; NUM 2:5; NUM 7:18; NUM 10:15; NUM 13:7; NUM 26:23; NUM 26:25; JOS 19:17; JOS 19:23; JOS 21:6; JDG 5:15; JDG 10:1; 1KI 15:27; 1CH 6:47; 1CH 6:57; 1CH 7:1; 1CH 7:5; EZK 48:26)
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from Issachar (NUM 1:8)
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of the Issacharites (NUM 2:5)
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Issachar in (DEU 33:18)
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and Issachar (JOS 17:10; JDG 5:15)
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Within Issachar (JOS 17:11)
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(JOS 19:17)
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of Issachar they were given (JOS 21:28)
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in Issachar (1KI 4:17)
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From Issachar (1CH 12:33)
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and (1CH 12:41; 2CH 30:18)
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over Issachar (1CH 27:18)
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Issachar and (EZK 48:33)
- 12,000 (REV 7:7)
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these tribes (DEU 27:12)
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in this (JOS 17:12)
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He saw (GEN 49:15)
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so he bent (GEN 49:15)
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to the burden (GEN 49:15)
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and submitted (GEN 49:15)
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to bless (DEU 27:12)
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They will call (DEU 33:19)
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they will offer (DEU 33:19)
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they will feast on (DEU 33:19)
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rushing (JDG 5:15)
- GEN 30:18; GEN 35:23; GEN 46:13; GEN 49:14; EXO 1:3; NUM 1:8; NUM 1:28; NUM 1:29; NUM 2:5; NUM 7:18; NUM 10:15; NUM 13:7; NUM 26:23; NUM 26:25; NUM 34:26; DEU 27:12; DEU 33:18; JOS 17:10; JOS 17:11; JOS 19:17; JOS 19:23; JOS 21:6; JOS 21:28; JDG 5:15; JDG 10:1; 1KI 4:17; 1KI 15:27; 1CH 2:1; 1CH 6:47; 1CH 6:57; 1CH 7:1; 1CH 7:5; 1CH 12:33; 1CH 12:41; 1CH 27:18; 2CH 30:18; EZK 48:25; EZK 48:26; EZK 48:33; REV 7:7