Genesis 49:14

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Genesis 49:14 (WEB)
“Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the saddlebags.

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Hippolytus of Rome

Hippolytus of Rome, Exegetical Fragments §2On Genesis
“Gen. xlix. 12–15 His eyes are gladsome with wine, and his teeth white as milk.” — the author cites it
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Athanasius of Alexandria

Athanasius of Alexandria, Festal and Personal Letters Festal Letters.11Festal Letters
“Now to this the example of Issachar, the patriarch, may persuade, as the Scripture saith, ‘Issachar desires that which is good, resting between the heritages; and when he saw that the rest was good, and the land fertile, he bowed his shoulder to labour, and became a husbandman.’” — editor's note: Gen. xlix. 14.
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