People of the Bible · Tribe of Issachar

Jashub, son of Issachar

The name Jashub means “a returning; a controversy; a dwelling place.” Jashub is mentioned in 3 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 46:13. Also called Job.

Family of Jashub

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Who was Jashub?

The third of Issachar’s four sons (1 Chr. 7:1); called also Job (Gen. 46:13).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Jashub

  • Genesis 46:13

    And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.

  • Numbers 26:24

    Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

  • 1 Chronicles 7:1

    Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.

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