Zuar

Father of Nethanel, leader of Issachar

A written article for Zuar is still to come. Below and alongside: where Zuar appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1600 BC
    1400 BC
  • Zuar
    c. 1500 BC

Original word

  • צוּעָר zuar
    H6686
Relationships
Son: Nethaneel Son: Nethanel
Citations
“Zuar.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Zuar appears in Scripture

Numbers 1

לְיִשָּׂשכָר נְתַנְאֵל בֶּן-צוּעָֽר׃
8
Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

Numbers 2

וְהַֽחֹנִים עָלָיו מַטֵּה יִשָּׂשכָר וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי יִשָּׂשכָר נְתַנְאֵל בֶּן-צוּעָֽר׃
5
And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.

Numbers 7

בַּיּוֹם הַשֵּׁנִי הִקְרִיב נְתַנְאֵל בֶּן-צוּעָר נְשִׂיא יִשָּׂשכָֽר׃
18
On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer:
וּלְזֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים בָּקָר שְׁנַיִם אֵילִם חֲמִשָּׁה עַתֻּדִים חֲמִשָּׁה כְּבָשִׂים בְּנֵֽי-שָׁנָה חֲמִשָּׁה זֶה קָרְבַּן נְתַנְאֵל בֶּן-צוּעָֽר׃
23
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

Numbers 10

וְעַל-צְבָא מַטֵּה בְּנֵי יִשָׂשכָר נְתַנְאֵל בֶּן-צוּעָֽר׃
15
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar.