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Tola תּוֹלָע
Tola was a son of Issachar and the ancestor of the Tolaite clan.
Also called Tolaite.
Family
| Father | Issachar |
|---|---|
| Children | Ibsam, Jahmai, Jeriel, Rephaiah, Shemuel, Uzzi |
| Brothers and sisters | Jashub, Puah, Shimron |
Where Tola appears
1 Chronicles (2), Genesis (1), Numbers (1)
Key verses
- Genesis 46:13 first mention — And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
- Numbers 26:23 — Of the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites:
- 1 Chronicles 7:1 — Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.
- 1 Chronicles 7:2 — And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father’s house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.