Issachar

Issachar, son of Leah, is the strong donkey resting between burdens, who bent to labor. Later tradition made his tribe scholars who understood the times.

Uses

• Reflection on inheritance and character
• Meditation on Libra

Blessing

A strong donkey resting between burdens

Sign (Agrippa)

Libra

Apostle on the same sign

Bartholomew

Working with it

Read Jacob's blessing in Genesis 49 and Moses' in Deuteronomy 33, and ask which quality of this tribe you carry.