And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion.
Simeon - omitted in the blessing of Moses in Deuteronomy 33:1-29, perhaps because of the Simeonite "prince" who at Baalpeor led the Israelites in their idolatrous whoredoms with Midian (Numbers 25:14). Ezekiel 48:26
And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion.
Issachar - its ancient portion had been on the plain of Esdraelon. Compared (Genesis 49:14 ) to "a strong donkey crouching between two burdens" - i:e., tribute and tillage; never meddling with wars except in self-defense.