Issachar
Issachar | |
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יִשָּׂשכָר | |
 Painting by Francisco de Zurbarán (from Jacob and his twelve sons, c. 1640–45) | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɪ.səˌkɑːr/ |
| Born | 4 or 10 Av |
| Died | (aged 122) |
Resting place | maybe in Sidon |
| Spouse | Aridah |
| Children | Tola (son) Puah (son) Jashub (son) Shimron (son) |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Reuben (brother) Simeon (brother) Levi (brother) Judah (brother) Dan (half brother) Naphtali (half brother) Gad (half brother) Asher (half brother) Zebulun (brother) Dinah (sister) Joseph (half brother) Benjamin (half brother) Rachel (aunt/stepmother) |
Issachar (Hebrew: יִשָּׂשכָר, romanized: Yiśśāḵār, lit. 'There is reward') was, according to the Book of Genesis, Jacob's ninth son, the fifth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Issachar. However, some Biblical scholars view this as an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite confederation.