Encyclopedia entry
Asher
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).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
a place which formed one boundary of the tribe of Manasseh on the south. (Joshua 17:7) Mr. Porter suggests that Teyasir may be the Asher of Manasseh. Handbook, p.348.
Apocrypha and New Testament, A’ser (blessed), the eighth son of Jacob, by Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid. (Genesis 30:13) (B.C. 1753.) The general position of his tribe was on the seashore from Carmel northward with Manasseh on the south, Zebulun and Issachar on the southeast, and Naphtali on the north-east. (Joshua 19:24-31; 17:10,11) and Judg 1:31,32 They possessed the maritime portion of the rich plain of Esdraelon;, probably for a distance of 8 or 10 miles from the shore. This territory contained some of the richest soil in all Palestine.
In the Bible
44
Verses where Asher is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 12:36
From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for battle.
+38 more verses naming Asher.
Scripture on Asher
31
Entries that reference Asher
102
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- AcchoAhiAhihudAhlabAlammelechAlothAmadAphekAphikAserAsheritesAshvathBaal-hamonBaanahBeeraBeriBeriahBetenBeth-dagonBethdagonBethemekBezerBimhalBirzavithCabulCarmelDagonDagon’s houseDanDorEphraimGadGalileeGideonHaliHammonHanielHannielHarnepherHeberHebronHelbahHelemHelhathHelkathHepherHodHosahHothamIbleamImnaImnahImrahIshuahIshuaiIsrael, Kingdom ofIsuahIsuiIthranJaphletJehubbahJephunnehJesuiJesuitesJetherJezoarJimnaJiphthahelKanahKattathMashalMichaelMishalMishal, Or MishealMishealNaphtaliNaphtali, Tribe ofNeielPagielPasachRamaRamahRehobSamaria, Country OfSerahSethurShihor-LibnathShihorlibnathShilshahShomerTyreUmmahZebulunZebulun, Lot ofZidonZilpahZophah
Asher references
20
Voices on Asher
20
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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