Person · one of several with this name
Tola
Mentioned in 4 verses across 3 books, first in Genesis 46:13. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).
In the Bible
All 4 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Genesis
- Genesis 46:13
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
Numbers
- Numbers 26:23
These were the descendants of Issachar by their clans: The Tolaite clan from Tola, the Punite clan from Puvah,
1 Chronicles
- 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.
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
Read Easton’s entry
Eldest son of Issachar (Gen. 46:13).