Bible Person

Issachar

Meaning: reward; recompense · Male · 1 cross reference

This Issachar entry refers to one of the sons of Obed-edom in 1 Chronicles 26, not to the patriarch and tribe. He belongs to the household associated with gatekeeping service at the sanctuary. First appears in 1 Chr 26:5.1

AI summary: This Issachar matters because his single cross reference places him within a family especially remembered for competence and service in temple duties. The entry shows that sanctuary care was sustained through named households across generations. Taken together, the material presents this Issachar as a family figure in the gatekeeping tradition.1