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Issachar -
Twelve Tribes of Israel
 The
Tribe of Issachar (יִשָּׂשׁכָר "Reward; recompense",
Standard Hebrew is one of the Hebrew tribes, which
the Bible claims was founded by Issachar son of Jacob.
Traditionally, the tribes of Issachar and Zebulun were
considered to have a symbiotic relationship, whereby
Issachar would devote its time to the study and teaching
of
Torah,
and Zebulun would financially support Issachar. In
exchange, Zebulun would receive a share in the spiritual
reward for Issachar's learning, which may be a
mythological tale explaining a situation in which
Zebulun was a tribute-paying vassal state of Isachar. In
modern times, although the identity of Issachar and
Zebulun are unknown, these terms are still used by those
engaged in such a partnership.
The name of Issachar means
reward or to hire for payment and was engraved upon the
Topaz stone which was golden yellow and represents
"to seek". This tribe willingly accepted what was before
them and with what they had. The children of Issachar
were mighty men in David's army and because of their
ability to understand the times, all brethren heeded
their command. |
