Quick Facts
Patriarch / Tribal Leader
Role
1917 BC – 1805 BC
Lifespan
The World They Lived In
1917 BC1805 BC
Middle Kingdom Egypt & Canaanite City-States
Key Verses
Ninth son of Jacob and Leah. Jacob compared him to 'a strong donkey' content to bear burdens in a pleasant land. The men of Issachar were later remembered as those 'who understood the times and knew what Israel should do.'
Ninth son of Jacob and Leah.
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