Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
Parallel translations
- WEB Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
- KJV Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
- NKJV Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
- NASB Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
- NLT Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,
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Quick answer
The list of Jacob's sons continues with Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin. It records the tribal ancestors of Israel.
Overview
These sons would become tribes occupying portions of the promised land. Benjamin, the youngest and the only son born in Canaan, is included among those who came down to Egypt. The naming reminds readers that the great nation about to be described had humble, traceable beginnings in one household.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Exod 28:20and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.
- Gen 35:23The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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