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Joseph of Issachar
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Article Text
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).
Source Record
- Author
- Gigot, Francis
- Publication
- The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1910.
- Nihil Obstat
- Nihil Obstat. October 1, 1910. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor.
- Imprimatur
- Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.