Issachar

Lore & Background

The source article does not provide specific details about the content of the Testament of Issachar. It states that each testament discusses a certain vice or virtue, and that each patriarch narrates his own life, focusing on his strengths, virtues, or sins, using biographical material from both the Hebrew Bible and Jewish tradition. However, no further information about Issachar's testament is given in the source.

Reader's Guide

The source article does not provide a guide or specific ethical teachings for the Testament of Issachar. It notes that the Testaments are exhortatory writings with ethics fundamental to the text, and that Joseph is often the example of an ethical man, but no details about Issachar's specific vice or virtue are mentioned.

Did You Know?

• The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs reached their final form in the 2nd century CE.
• The oldest preserved complete Greek manuscript of the Testaments dates from the tenth century.
• An Armenian version of the Testaments contains fewer Christian interpolations than the Greek version.
• Fragments of similar writings were found at Qumran, but opinions are divided as to whether these are the same texts.

Notable Quotes (Wikiquote)

"Issachar was, according to the Book of Genesis, the fifth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's ninth son), and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Issachar." — Issachar "And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son." — Issachar "And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar." — Issachar "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." — Issachar