Son of Issachar, ancestor of the Tolaites
Tola
Named in 4 verses across 3 books, first in Genesis 46:13.
תּוֹלָעTola
תּוֹלָעִיTolaite
Also called Tolaite.
The name means “worm; grub; scarlet.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
- Father
- Issachar
- People
- Tribe of Issachar
About Tola Written by AI
Tola was one of the sons of Issachar, mentioned in Genesis 46:13, Numbers 26:23, and 1 Chronicles 7:1 to 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 (Numbers 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.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Tola, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
A scarlet worm. (1.) Eldest son of Issachar (Gen. 46:13).
(2.) A judge of the tribe of Issachar who “judged” Israel twenty-three years (Judg. 10:1, 2), when he died, and was buried in Shamir. He was succeeded by Jair.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- Genesis 46:13
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
- Numbers 26:23
These were the descendants of Issachar by their clans: The Tolaite clan from Tola, the Punite clan from Puvah,
- 1 Chronicles 7:1
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.
- 1 Chronicles 7:2
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.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.