Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. – Gen. 49:14-15
And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents. – Deut. 33:18
If Talmudic legends tell us Zebulun financed Issachar’s studies, could we then say wherever Zebulon went, Issachar would follow or at least not be too far behind? If this has any truth to it at all we can say Issachar may be among the Igbo.
Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. – Gen. 49:14-15
And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment. – I Chron. 12:32
Finland is said to be the remnants of the people of Issachar caught between the “burden” of two great powers; Russian and Sweden and at times paying tribute to both, have taken a very politically neutral stance, but knew the times and they lived in and what they had to do to survive.
Seeing as one of Issachar’s sons was Igal (Num. 13:7). There is a tribe related to the Yoruba (who traveled with Eri son of Gad and made it to Nigeria) called Igala. It is also worth noting that Eri is said to have had a son named Atta who had a son named Igala. So the Igala may be of Gad or Issachar or purely Yoruba. More research must be done to determine the facts.
