the fifth son of Jacob and Leah, Gen. xxx, 14–18. He had four
sons, Tola, Phovah, Job, and Shimron. We know nothing particular of his
life. The tribe of Issachar had its portion in one of the best parts of
the land of Canaan, along the great plain or valley of Jezreel, with the
half tribe of Manasseh to the south, that of Zebulun to the north, the
Mediterranean to the west, and Jordan, with the extremity of the sea of
Tiberias, to the east.
sons, Tola, Phovah, Job, and Shimron. We know nothing particular of his
life. The tribe of Issachar had its portion in one of the best parts of
the land of Canaan, along the great plain or valley of Jezreel, with the
half tribe of Manasseh to the south, that of Zebulun to the north, the
Mediterranean to the west, and Jordan, with the extremity of the sea of
Tiberias, to the east.