page_title: Tribe of Issachar
hierarchical_section_title: Tribe of Issachar
caption_attribution_description: English: This beautiful hand colored map is a steel plate engraving of Israel / Palestine or the Holy Land. Depicts the region as it would have been during the period of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. There are numerous notations referencing well, caravan routes and Biblical locations. Dated “Liverpool, Published by George Philip and Sons 1852”.
context_page_description: According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Issachar was one of the twelve tribes of Israel and one of the ten lost tribes. In Jewish tradition, the descendants of Issachar were seen as being dominated by religious scholars and influential in proselytism. The sons of Issachar, ancestors of the tribe, were Tola, Phuvah, Job and Shimron.
context_section_description: According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Issachar (Hebrew: יִשָּׂשכָר, Modern: Yissakhar, Tiberian: Yiśśāšḵār) was one of the twelve tribes of Israel and one of the ten lost tribes. In Jewish tradition, the descendants of Issachar were seen as being dominated by religious scholars and influential in proselytism. The sons of Issachar, ancestors of the tribe, were Tola, Phuvah, Job and Shimron.
caption: Map of ancient Land of Israel, with the territory of Issachar shaded blue.
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