Issachar

Size: First Census: 54,000. Sencond Census: 64,300.

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Location: Fertile Jezreel Valley. Included Nazareth.

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Jacob's Blessing: "Issachar is a sturdy donkey... When he sees how good the countryside is and how pleasant the land, he will bend his shoilder to the load and submit himself to had labor" (Gen. 49:14-15)

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Moses' Blessing: Mentioned along with Zebulun as tribes who will "feast on the abundance of the seas, and on the treasures hidden in the sand" (Deut.33:18-19).

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Notable: Deborah commended the tribe of Issachar for standing with the Israelites in the battle (Judg. 5:15).

During the time of David, the tribe was known for its wisdom: "men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do" (1 Chron. 12:32).