Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
Tola was a son of Issachar and the ancestor of the Tolaite clan.
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Also known as Tolaite
Tola was one of the sons of Issachar, mentioned in Gen.46.13, Num.26.23, and 1Ch.7.1-2. He was born to Issachar during the family's time in Canaan and went down to Egypt with Jacob's household. Tola became the ancestor of the Tolaite clan within the tribe of Issachar. In the census taken in the wilderness of Sinai, the Tolaite clan numbered 22,600 men (Num.26.23). Tola's descendants were among the Israelites who received an inheritance in the Promised Land. The mention of Tola in the genealogies highlights the growth and development of the tribe of Issachar from the time of the patriarchs to the settlement in Canaan.
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4 verses in 3 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H8439
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
These were the descendants of Issachar by their clans: The Tolaite clan from Tola, the Punite clan from Puvah,
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.
The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their families. In the days of David, 22,600 descendants of Tola were numbered in their genealogies as mighty men of valor.
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