Creation & Patriarchs
Birth of Issachar
Birth of Issachar is dated ≈ 1922 BC in the Modern reckoning and 1752 BC in the Traditional. It is told in Genesis 30:17–18. Issachar, Jacob (Israel), Leah are part of it.
And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob.
When did it happen?
- Modern reckoning
- ≈ 1922 BC (placed between the dated events around it)
- Traditional reckoning
- 1752 BC
Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.
Where is it in the Bible?
Who was there, and where?
Which verses connect to Genesis 30:17?
The strongest cross-references of the key verse, ranked by reader votes (OpenBible.info).
- Genesis 30:63 votes
Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.
- Genesis 30:223 votes
Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,
- Exodus 3:73 votes
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
- 1 Samuel 1:203 votes
So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”
- 1 Samuel 1:26–273 votes
“Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD. I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,
- Luke 1:133 votes
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.