ISSACHAR
Recompense, so named by Leah his mother, Genesis 30:18, the ninth son of Jacob, born B. C. 1749. The character of his posterity was foretold by Jacob and by Moses, Genesis 49:14, Genesis 1:49; Deuteronomy 33:18, Deuteronomy 1:33.
The TRIBE OF ISSACHAR numbered fifty-four thousand men in the desert, and on entering Canaan was the third in population, Numbers 1:28; Numbers 1:26. Their portion, having the Jordan on the east, Manasseh on the west, Zebulun north, and Ephraim south, included a considerable part of the fine plain Esdraelon, the most fertile in the country. They were industrious agriculturists, and are mentioned with honor for their brave and wise patriotism, Judges 5:15; 1 Chronicles 7:15;1 Chronicles 1:12.