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A man of the tribe of Issachar, and the father of Igal who was one of the spies sent by Moses to traverse Chanaan and report on the country (Numbers 13:8)

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APA citation. Gigot, F. (1910). Joseph of Issachar. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08508a.htm

MLA citation. Gigot, Francis. "Joseph of Issachar." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. <https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08508a.htm>.

Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. October 1, 1910. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.

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Source Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) · Letter J

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