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Tribe of Issachar THE STONE OF SCHOLARS
The Bible places great significance on the intrinsic nature of the Sapphire as being a physical expression of the metaphysical. The tribe of Issachar is revered in Jewish lore as fervent Biblical scholars. According to ancient tradition, Issachar (the 5th son of Jacob) had an exclusive partnership with his younger brother Zebulun; The tribe of Zebulun partook in business in order to financially support the tribe of Issachar, whereas the tribe of Issachar would toil in spiritual study in order to spiritually support the tribe of Zebulun.
It is no coincidence that a blue Sapphire was featured on the Priestly Breastplate as a representation of Issacharāa homage to the tribeās prominent status as educators in the fields of spirituality and lawāas the gemstone was the material G-d used to form the tablets given to Moses. In a rare occurrence of a mass revelation, Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and 70 Elders experienced a shared prophetic vision at Sinai, describing the āfeetā of the Divine as Sapphire pavement. King Solomon used Sapphires as a metaphor for the beauty of the Divine, as stated in Song of Songs 5:14, āHis hands are rods of gold, studded with beryl; His belly a tablet of ivory, adorned with sapphires.ā
