Jibsam was a son of Tola, who was a son of Issachar. He is mentioned in the genealogies in 1 Chronicles as one of the brave warriors in the tribe of Issachar. His significance lies in his place in Israel's tribal history as part of the lineage of Issachar.
2The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel — heads of their fathers' houses. Of the line of Tola they were mighty warriors in their generations; in the days of David their number was twenty-two thousand six hundred.
Jibsam and his clan were counted among the brave warriors of the tribe of Issachar. In David's time, there were 22,600 fighting men from the family of Tola.
2The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel — heads of their fathers' houses. Of the line of Tola they were mighty warriors in their generations; in the days of David their number was twenty-two thousand six hundred.
3The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah — five, all of them chiefs.* [*Footnote: Only four names are listed here; the total of five may include Izrahiah himself.]
4Along with them, by their generations and by their fathers' houses, were fighting units of the army, thirty-six thousand strong, for they had many wives and sons.
The tribe of Issachar, to which Jibsam belonged, received a blessing from Jacob on his deathbed, where the tribe was described as strong and hardworking.