The fourth part of the land was given to the family group of Issachar. Each family in that family group got its part of the land.
Jacob and Leah’s sons were: Jacob’s firstborn son Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
“Issachar is like a donkey who has worked too hard. He will lie down after carrying a heavy load.
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah was governor of Issachar.
But you must use lots [319] to decide which family gets which part of the land. Each family group will get its share of the land. And that land will be given the name of that family group.
So these are the towns and fields around them that were given to Zebulun. Each family in Zebulun got its part of the land.
This is the land that was given to that family group: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,
from Simeon’s family group12,000\par from Levi’s family group12,000\par from Issachar’s family group12,000\par