Tola

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Tola. [N] [E] [H]

  1. The first-born of Issachar and ancestor of the Tolaiters. ( Genesis 46:13 ; Numbers 26:23 ; 1 Chronicles 7:1 1 Chronicles 7:2 ) (B.C. about 1700.)
  2. Judge of Israel after Abimelech. ( Judges 10:1 Judges 10:2 ) He is described as "the son of Puah the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar." Tola judged Israel for twenty-three years at Shamir in Mount Ephraim, where he died and was buried. (B.C. 1206-1183.)
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Tola'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.
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