The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the tribe of Issachar, according to its families.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of Zebulun, according to its families, these towns with their villages.
Its territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
Adjoining the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar, one portion.
The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds;
But the land shall be apportioned by lot; according to the names of their ancestral tribes they shall inherit.
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;
from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,