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    Issachar

    IS-uh-kar

    Hebrew
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    There is a reward; He brings wages
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Issachar appears in the King James Bible, including Genesis 30:18.
    First appears in
    Genesis — The patriarchs
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Issachar — 'there is a reward' — produced people who understood the times. Their legacy teaches that true wisdom combines diligent labor with discernment of what God is doing in every season.
    King James verses
    • Genesis 30:18

      "And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar."

    • 1 Chronicles 12:32

      "And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do."

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