Tola
the name means worm Strong's Lexicon
Tola was a son of Issachar and the ancestor of the Tolaite clan.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
A scarlet worm.
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
Family
Parents
Issachar
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Genesis 46:13.
Verses that name Tola
- Genesis 46:13 The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
- 1 Chronicles 7:1 The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.
- 1 Chronicles 7:2 The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their families. In the days of David, 22,600 descendants of Tola were numbered in their genealogies as mighty men of valor.