Genesis 30:18
And Leah said, God has given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
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17And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
19And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
Cross References
Genesis 46:13And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
Deuteronomy 33:18And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; and, Issachar, in your tents.
Revelation 7:7Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 30:15-25
14 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes. 15 And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes. 16 And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come… Read the whole commentary →