Tola (meaning "worm" in Hebrew) "arose to save Israel" from the tribe of Issachar sometime after Abimelech died. One of the patriarch Issachar"s sons was also named Tola ( Genesis 46:13; Numbers 26:23; 1 Chronicles 7:1-2). The writer did not record how the judge Tola rose to power or exactly when. Specifically, no mention of Yahweh raising him up appears, as was true also of Abimelech. Nevertheless this brief notation of his contribution to Israel"s national life pictures him as a worthy individual who enjoyed an orderly and stable tenure. He judged Israel23years. [source][source][source]