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The banner of Issachar, depicted in green, was believed to symbolize the sun, moon, and stars. The banners associated with the generations flanking the central banner were comparatively smaller in size.
Numbers 2:5Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Next unto him they of the tribe of Issachar encamped, whose prince was Nathanael, the son of Suar.
וְהַחֹנִ֥ים עָלָ֖יו מַטֵּ֣ה יִשָּׂשכָ֑ר וְנָשִׂיא֙ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשָּׂשכָ֔ר נְתַנְאֵ֖ל בֶּן־צוּעָֽר׃
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Num 1:8Of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Suar.
- Num 7:18The second day Nathanael the son of Suar, prince of the tribe of Issachar, made his offering,
- Num 7:23And for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Nathanael the son of Suar.
- Num 10:15In the tribe of the sons of Issachar, the prince was Nathanael the son of Suar.
- Num 1:28Of the sons of Issachar, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that could go forth to war,
- Num 1:29Were reckoned up fifty-four thousand four hundred.
- Num 26:23The sons of Issachar, by their kindreds: Thola of whom is the family of the Tholaites: Phua, of whom is the family of the Phuaites:
- Num 26:25These are the kindreds of Issachar, whose number was sixty-four thousand three hundred.