According to the Book of Genesis, Dan was the first of the two sons of Jacob and Bilhah. His mother, Bilhah, was Rachel's handmaid, who becomes one of Jacob's concubines. In the Biblical account, he i
Painting by Francisco de Zurbarán (from Jacob and his twelve sons, c. 1640–45)
Issachar was, according to the Book of Genesis, the fifth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Issachar. However, some Biblical scholars view this as an eponymo
Painting by Francisco de Zurbarán (from Jacob and his twelve sons, c. 1640–45)
Isachar, from Jacques de Gheyn II's prints (c. 1584–94)