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Issachar
[ is-uh-kahr ]
noun
- a son of Jacob and Leah. Genesis 30:18.
- one of the 12 tribes of Israel.
Issachar
/ ˈɪsəˌkɑː /
noun
- the fifth son of Jacob by his wife Leah (Genesis 30:17–18)
- the tribe descended from this patriarch
- the territory of this tribe
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And by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, one portion for Issachar.
And by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, one portion for Zabulon.
And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion.
And in like manner several cities were given to Manasseh which were situated in the tribes of Issachar and Asher.
For the defence of the plain it seemed important that these places should be held by a stronger tribe than Issachar.
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