Issachar

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Issachar (Hebrew: ישּׂשׂכר, Yiśśâḵār; "reward, recompense"), (b.2194 AM 1965 BC
1796 H
2194 AM), was a son of Jacob and Leah (the fifth son of Leah, and ninth son of Jacob), and the ancestor of the Tribe of Issachar. He had eleven brothers: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin. He also had a sister, Dinah.

Contents 1 Estimated Birth Date 2 Entry into Egypt 3 Related References 4 See Also

Estimated Birth Date

The year of Issachar's birth is estimated at 2194 AM, on the basis of the earlier history of the births of Jacobs sons, averaging one a year beginning with the birthday of Reuben. The season of Issachar's birth is estimated to have been in the springtime, on this basis:

1. Reuben gathered mandrakes (Mandragora officinarum) for his mother Leah the year before, during wheat harvest.
2. Wheat harvest is actually the ninth month of the ancient year, with the first month being the first month of autumn.
3. Jacob likely sired Issachar on Leah no later than the next month, which was the first month of summer.

The birth of Issachar would, of course, have taken place about nine months later.

Entry into Egypt

On 15 Abib 2238 AM25 April 1921 BC
15 Iyar 1840 H
15 Abib 2238 AM, Issachar entered Egypt permanently, having visited Egypt twice before to buy grain during the famine of 2236-42 AM. He was 44 years old at the time by Hebrew reckoning, and had four named sons: Tola, Phuvah, Job, and Shimron.

Related References

See Also

• Israel
• Israelites
• Arabs
• Palestine