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Asher אָשֵׁר
Jacob's son. Asher was the eighth son of Jacob, born to Zilpah, Leah's maidservant, and became the founder of the tribe of Asher (<ref="Gen.30.13; 46:17; Deu.33:24; Jos.19:24-34; Luke 2.36">Gen.30.13; 46:17; Deu.33:24; Jos.19:24-34; Luke 2.36</ref>).
Also called Asherite, Ashurite, Aser.
Family
| Father | Israel |
|---|---|
| Mother | Zilpah |
| Children | Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, Serah |
| Brothers and sisters | Benjamin, Dan, Dinah, Gad, Issachar, Joseph, Judah, Levi, Naphtali, Reuben, Simeon, Zebulun |
Where Asher appears
Numbers (11), Joshua (8), 1 Chronicles (6), Judges (5), Genesis (4), Ezekiel (4), Deuteronomy (2), Exodus (1), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Luke (1) and 1 more
Key verses
- Genesis 30:13 first mention — And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
- Genesis 35:26 — And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
- Genesis 46:17 — And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.
- Genesis 49:20 — Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.
- Deuteronomy 33:24 — And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
- Joshua 17:7 — And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah.
- Joshua 17:11 — And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
- Judges 1:31 — Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:
- 2 Samuel 2:9 — And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 30:11 — Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.
- Ezekiel 27:6 — Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.
- Luke 2:36 — And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.