Bible Strands
Asher
the name means happy Strong's Lexicon
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>).
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Happy, Jacob's eigth son; his mother was Zilpah, Leah's handmaid (Gen. 30:13). Of the tribe founded by him nothing is recorded beyond its holding a place in the list of the tribes (35:26; 46:17; Ex. 1:4, etc.) It increased in numbers twenty-nine percent, during the thirty-eight years' wanderings. The place of this tribe during the march through the desert was between Dan and Naphtali (Num. 2:27). The boundaries of the inheritance given to it, which contained some of the richest soil in Palestine, and the names of its towns, are recorded in Josh. 19:24-31; Judg. 1:31, 32. Asher and Simeon were the only tribes west of the Jordan which furnished no hero or judge for the nation. Anna the prophetess was of this tribe (Luke 2:36).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
Family
Siblings
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Issachar, Zebulun, Dinah, Joseph, Benjamin
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First named at Genesis 30:13.
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Verses that name Asher
- Genesis 30:13 Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.
- Genesis 35:26 And the sons of Leah’s maidservant Zilpah were Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
- Genesis 46:17 The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
- Genesis 49:20 Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.
- Exodus 1:4 Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.
- 1 Chronicles 2:2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
- 1 Chronicles 6:62 The Gershomites, according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.
- 1 Chronicles 6:74 From the tribe of Asher they were given Mashal, Abdon,
- 1 Chronicles 7:30 The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
- 1 Chronicles 7:40 All these were the descendants of Asher—heads of their families, choice and mighty men of valor, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their genealogies, was 26,000.