Bible Dictionary
Jashub
Jashub was a son or clan of Issachar, also called Job in Genesis. Another Jashub was among those who had married a foreign wife after the exile.
Definition
Jashub, meaning “he returns,” was the name of an Issacharite clan and of a man who had married a foreign wife after the exile. The Issacharite is also called Job in Genesis.
Biblical Usage
Jashub appears in the genealogical lists of Issachar. Another Jashub is listed among those who had taken foreign wives, and the name forms part of Shear-jashub in Isaiah.
Historical Background
The name is written with related forms in Numbers, Chronicles, and Ezra. In Genesis the Septuagint reads Jashub where the Hebrew text has Job.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Returner. (1.) The third of Issachar’s four sons (1 Chr. 7:1); called also Job (Gen. 46:13). (2.) Ezra 10:29.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(he turns).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ja'-shub, jash'-ub (yashubh; yashibh, in Chronicles, but Qere, yashubh, "he returns"):</p><p>(1) In Nu 26:24; 1Ch 7:1, a "son" (clan) of Issachar. Ge 46:13 has incorrectly Iob, but Septuagint Jashub.</p><p>(2) In Ezr 10:29, one of those who had married foreign wives = "Jasubus" in 1 Esdras 9:30.</p><p>(3) In Isa 7:3, part of the name SHEAR-JASHUB (which see).</p>