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Isshiah

son of Izrahiah, from Issachar

Son of Izrahiah of the tribe of Issachar, listed in the 1 Chronicles 7 genealogy as part of a large fighting clan.

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Who or what is this?

Isshiah is named in 1 Chronicles 7 as one of the five sons of Izrahiah from the tribe of . The passage notes that he and his brothers had many wives and numerous sons, so that their fighting force for the military rolls was very large — 36,000 men. The passage situates Isshiah within the broader roll of Issacharite warriors during the time when Israel's tribal forces were being organized. No further narrative about him appears in the biblical text.

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