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  Issachar, son of Jacob - Biblical people
Issachar was one of the twelve sons of Jacob.
Issachar is the ancestor of the Tribe of Issachar.
In the Song of Deborah, Issachar is mentioned in a favorable light in regards to the tribe's battles with the Canaanites.
www.aboutbibleprophecy.com /p127.htm   (170 words)

  
  issachar
Ninth son of Leah and father of Issachar, one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Issachar was the product of the mandrake incident (Genesis 30:9-18) and was involved in the plot to sell his brother Joseph into slavery.
Issachar settled in Egypt after the famine in Canaan and had four sons: Tolah, Puvvah, Yov and Shimron.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/biography/issachar.html   (113 words)

  
  JewishEncyclopedia.com - ISSACHAR   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Issachar was one of the five brothers whom Joseph presented to Pharaoh (Gen. xlvii.
Issachar's name was engraved in the sapphire of the high priest's breastplate (Ex.
Issachar was born on the fourth day of the fifth month (Ab) and died at the age of 122 (Midrash Tadshe, in Epstein, "Mi-Ḳadmoniyyot ha-Yehudim," p.
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 JewishEncyclopedia.com - ISSACHAR, TRIBE OF.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The second dynasty of the Northern Kingdom belonged to Issachar: "And Baasha, the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar." slew Nadab, son of Jeroboam I., and reigned in his stead (I Kings xv.
The tribe of Issachar is particularly represented as one which consisted mostly of scholars, to which there is said to be an allusion in I Chron.
Although Issachar was the ninth son of Jacob, yet the prince of his tribe was the second to bring the offering for the dedication of the altar (Num.
www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=361&letter=I&search=issachar   (499 words)

  
 Tribal Identifications: Issachar
Issachar is conceived (in the Talmud) as being the intermediary between Israel and foreigners and the Swiss are famous for their international connections and so in their own way, are the Finns.
ISSACHAR is represented by a donkey (Genesis 49; 10) and also by the sun and stars, symbolizing the celestial movements the Sons of ISSACHAR were said to observe and be experts in.
The characteristics for Issachar in Prophecy: mercantile, both plodding and intellectual, neutral but brave, legalistic, precise by nature and settled in a land-locked area, internationally-connected were all applicable to the inhabitants of Switzerland where many groups identified with Issachar indeed had settled.
britam.org /issachar.html   (2580 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Issachar
Issachar or Yissachar was the fifth son of Jacob and his first wife Leah.
Jacob's blessing, given in Egypt and recorded in Genesis 49, describes Issachar as "a strong ass" who "became a slave at forced labor", perhaps indicating that the tribe of Issachar was one subject to the Canaanites of that region.
Issachar fathered four sons who joined him in the migration of Jacob's family to Egypt, where he died and was buried.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Issachar   (204 words)

  
 Semling Weyr - An Alternate 10th PBeM Based on the Books by Anne McCaffrey!
Personality: Issachar is not bitter or angry at the fact that he never became a dragonrider, despite the fact that he stood for several turns with no luck.
Issachar does not turn down anyone who needs help, and so he is frequently up trying to complete tasks that should not have been his in the first place.
Issachar became a candidate at the age of thirteen.
www.stormpages.com /semlingweyr/personae/issachar.html   (649 words)

  
 UNDERSTANDING ISSACHAR by Diane Buker
As the sons of Issachar walk in revelatory understanding, born out of an intimate knowing of the Lord, the very words of their mouth will possess great authority/power, providing them with the ability to lead others.
Issachar possessed tremendous fervor, a passion and drive for His God which caused him to glow with redness, just as it was said about John the Baptist: “He was a burning and a shining light” (John 5:35).
Issachar was able to bear burdens because he operated from the place of being in his God.
www.battleaxe.org /Issachar.html   (2079 words)

  
 Bible Study - Issachar
Issachar, from the Hebrew word perhaps meaning hireling, or reward, was the fifth son of Leah (Genesis 30:18), the ninth overall of the Children of Jacob.
The descendants of Issachar formed the Israelite tribe of Issachar (see The Tribes Of Israel), whose allotted territory was in southern Galilee between The Mediterranean Sea and The Jordan River, southwest of The Sea Of Galilee.
Those to encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, the leader of the people of Issachar being Nethanel the son of Zuar, his host as numbered being fifty-four thousand four hundred.
www.keyway.ca /htm2000/20001015.htm   (574 words)

  
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Issachar, Tribe of, during the journey through the wilderness, along with Judah and Zebulun (Num.
The allotment of Issachar is described in Josh.
The prophetic blessing pronounced by Jacob on Issachar corresponds with that of Moses (Gen. 49:14, 15; comp.
www.chez.com /barkokhba/Masada/masada_x05_Isa.htm   (212 words)

  
 Elissa by H. Rider Haggard: Chapter IV. The Dream of Issachar
Issachar, you believe that the lady Elissa is she of whom the voice spoke in your sleep and you bid me turn from her because she will bring me sin and punishment.
She was wise and beautiful, and she seemed innocent, but Issachar was right; this girl was the minister of an abominable creed; nay, for aught he knew, she was herself defiled with its abominations, and her wisdom but an evil gift from the evil powers she served.
The holy Issachar, on the other hand, is minded that his charge shall have naught to do with a priestess of Baaltis, as, his age and calling considered, is also right and proper.
www.online-literature.com /h-rider-haggard/elissa/5   (3230 words)

  
 Holy Spirit Interactive: Bible Discovery - Issachar
Issachar was Jacob's ninth son, born again to Leah which would make him her fifth child.
The Tribe of Issachar journeyed through the wilderness, along with Judah and Zebulun, and marched on the east of the tabernacle.
Issachar is a rawboned donkey lying down between two saddlebags.
www.holyspiritinteractive.net /biblediscovery/issachar.asp   (202 words)

  
 Issachar Ministry Christian Books - Prophetic Teaching
The Issachar Ministry is a Christian Prophetic Teaching ministry based in Australia.
Peter McArthur, the founder of Issachar Ministry, has a heart for the nation of Israel and teaches on the Hebrew roots of our Christian faith.
Currently he is linking in with those concerned to establish the Biblical Five Fold Ministry as a viable and effective foundation for the next move of God.
www.issacharministry.org.au   (157 words)

  
 A biography of Issachar ben Yaakov Avinu   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Issachar was the Son of Jacob the Patriarch and Leah the Matriarch.
Issachar sat and engaged in Torah study, while Zevulun sailed the seas [for commerce] and supported Issachar (Bereishit Rabbah 72:5).
Issachar was born of the 10th of Av, and died on the same day at the age of 122 (Yalkut Shimoni, Shemot 162).
judaicaplus.com /Tzadikim/issachar.htm   (235 words)

  
 Wildbranch Hebrew Word of the Week: ISSACHAR
Ya'akov's son, Issachar, is generally placed with Zebulun when the twelves tribes of Israel are listed.
Issachar was prophesied by his father Ya'akov in B'reshiyth to be a bearer of burdens and a servant.
Issachar's portion of the land is the area of Megiddo and Jezreel.
www.wildbranch.org /WOTW/78issachar.htm   (230 words)

  
 Issachar - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
Issachar, in the Old Testament (see Genesis 30:18), ninth son of the Hebrew patriarch Jacob and traditional founder of the tribe of Israel that bore...
Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his...
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 Issachar
It designates, in the second place, one of the tribes of Israel, which had the ninth son of Jacob for its ancestor.
Within its territory was the great plain of Esdraelon, the general form of which enabled the Hebrew poet (Gen., xlix, 14) to describe Issachar as "a large-limbed ass stretching himself between the sheepfolds", and the fertility of which is praised by travellers down to the present day.
The Prophet Ezechiel places Issachar among the Southern tribes between Simeon and Zabulon (Ezech., xviii, 25, 26), and St. John names it between Levi and Zabulon (Apoc., vii, 7).
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/i/issachar.html   (441 words)

  
 Issachar - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his...
- tribe descended from Issachar: one of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Issachar
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 ISSACHAR IN THE MODERN WORLD
            Issachar was a son of Jacob and Leah, and this tribe's original inheritance was located in the region of Galilee.
After their migration into Asia, they were one of the many related Sacae tribes of the Scythians who were located throughout the steppes of South Russia in the region from Eastern Europe to east of the Caspian Sea.
I use the word “much” of the tribe of Issachar as there is also biblical evidence that part of it may be located elsewhere.
www.israelite.info /Christian_Authors/issachar.htm   (1333 words)

  
 CD Baby: ISSACHAR PROPHET: Mountain of the Holy
Issachar Prophet is a music and text ministry designed to bring G*d's people to a higher understanding of His End Time plan.
With a mix of upbeat rock tempos and poignant slow songs, the music of Issachar Prophet appeals to audiences of all ages.
Issachar Prophet is the number one requested band for 2005 on the Invasion Radio Program from KRKS in Denver.
cdbaby.com /cd/issacharprophet   (467 words)

  
 August 2000 Graduation Address - Issachar Factor
The Issachar Factor does not then call us to become futurologists but to develop an awareness of the challenges we will face in order to serve effectively and with excellence in the various roles to which we have been called.
The Issachar Factor calls for us to recognize not only what we might view as positive changes in demographics and technology and other key areas as well, it ultimately means guiding us to know what we ought to do in matters of eternal consequence.
The Issachar Factor means that as you leave this place you will move into your various areas of responsibility-as one church father put it-to become the soul of society.
www.uu.edu /dockery/graduationaug2000.htm   (1368 words)

  
 Issachar — Infoplease.com
Is't possible that you, whose ears Are of the tribe of Issachar's...
Issachar - Issachar Issachar, in the patriarchal narratives of the Bible, son of Jacob and Leah and the...
Issachar - Issachar in Dryden's satire of Absalom and Achitophel, means Thomas Thynne, of Longleate Hall,...
www.infoplease.com /dictionary/brewers/issachar.html   (216 words)

  
 Bible Topics: Issachar, The Tribe of
Genesis 49:14-15 Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
Numbers 1:28 Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
Numbers 26:23-24 Of the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites: Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.
www.bible-topics.com /Issachar-The-Tribe-of.html   (889 words)

  
 The Issacharian Post
The tribe of Issachar was represented by two hundred specialized leaders, the "Sons of Issachar".
The "Sons of Issachar" were prophetically gifted in insight and strategy and I’m sure were invaluable to King David.
I understand that it is from the vantage point of all the "Sons of Issachar" in our generation that the fuller picture can be seen.
www.theissacharianpost.com /home.htm   (648 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/orthodoxissachar
Orthodox Issachar was inspired by the speeches and actions of great leaders such as Haile Selassie 1st, Prophet Gad (Dr. Vernon Carrington) founder of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela in their attempts to elevate humanity.
The launch of the newest Orthodox Issachar album He Created Everything compiled with a CD and a music DVD is yet another milestone in the development of Orthodox Issachar and reggae music, it places him in the forefront of the new wave of conscious cultural music.
Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
www.myspace.com /orthodoxissachar   (1036 words)

  
 Issachar
It is apparent that Issachar was a commendable young man, so don’t let Jacob’s comparison of him to a “strong ass couching down between two burdens” confuse you.
Issachar not only had the responsibility of defending the nation, his descendants had the burden of studying the Word of God in order that Israel would know what they ought to do spiritually.
Issachar was a man that appreciated the good things that God had provided.
www.angelfire.com /oh/MissionMinistries/issachar.html   (1305 words)

  
 Issachar Fater: "Jewish Music in Poland between the World Wars"
Issachar Fater studied also at the state conservatory in Warszawa with professors Tadeusz Meisner and Stanislaw Nazoro.
...."Issachar Fater has always been attentive to tradition when conducting choirs and used extreme cautiousness concerning singing material, musical adaptations and interpretations and, thanks to that, was able to obtain from his choirs not only the purest diction and musicality but soulful Jewish warmth and emotion.
Issachar Fater accompanies the development of Jewish music through its various courses and phases.
www.zchor.org /fater/musicians.htm   (3830 words)

  
 Mile High Ministries
The pace of change in our rapidly-urbanizing, globally-connected world creates a demand for a new generation of leadership within city churches and faith-based organizations – leaders who have roots in the community and are strong in the practices of their faith, but who are also innovative in their response to the changing social landscape.
We call such contemporary leaders “people of Issachar.” In the biblical story of King David, the people of Issachar are described as being valuable to the king at a critical moment in history because “they understood the times, and knew what should be done.”
The Issachar Community is a "training center for prophets" - prophetic people who will be equipped to respond to the challenges facing our urban neighborhoods with the gospel of Jesus.
www.milehighmin.org /issachar-community   (334 words)

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