Bible Person
Meaning: a returning; a controversy; a dwelling place · Male · 3 cross references
Jashub is a son of Issachar whose line is preserved in Israel's genealogical records, and he is also associated with the alternate form Job in Genesis. He belongs to the tribal memory through which Issachar's house is traced. First appears in Gen 46:13.1
Name meaning
a returning; a controversy; a dwelling place
Identity
male
First appears
Gen 46:13
AI summary: Jashub matters because the cross references connect patriarchal genealogy, census ordering, and later chronicling around a single Issacharite branch. The repeated listing shows how even compact names carried tribal identity across Israel's major historical stages. Taken together, the material presents Jashub as an ancestral figure whose line helps preserve the internal structure of Issachar.1
Central Figure
Jashub
Meaning: a returning; a controversy; a dwelling place
The third of Issachar’s four sons (1 Chr.
Name meaning
a returning; a controversy; a dwelling place
Identity
male
The third of Issachar’s four sons (1 Chr. 7:1); called also Job (Gen. 46:13). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.