The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron.
The sons of Leah were Jacob’s firstborn Reuben, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Er and Onan had died in Canaan.) The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
The sons of Zebulun were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
From Issachar’s descendants there were 200 leaders who understood the times and knew what Israel should do. Their relatives were under their command.
These were Israel’s sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
Nethanel, son of Zuar, from the tribe of Issachar;
About the tribe of Zebulun he said, “People of Zebulun, enjoy yourselves when you go to war, and you people of Issachar, enjoy yourselves when you stay at home.
