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Asher

Also called Aser

Mentioned in 43 verses across 12 books, first in Genesis 30:13. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

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In the Bible

All 43 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Genesis

  • 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

Numbers

  • Numbers 1:13

    from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;

  • Numbers 1:40

    From the sons of Asher, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

  • Numbers 1:41

    those registered to the tribe of Asher numbered 41,500.

  • Numbers 2:27

    The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran,

  • Numbers 7:72

    On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, the leader of the Asherites, drew near.

  • Numbers 10:26

    Pagiel son of Ocran was over the division of the tribe of Asher,

  • Numbers 13:13

    from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;

  • Numbers 26:44

    These were the descendants of Asher by their clans: The Imnite clan from Imnah, the Ishvite clan from Ishvi, and the Beriite clan from Beriah.

  • Numbers 26:46

    And the name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.

  • Numbers 26:47

    These were the clans of Asher, and their registration numbered 53,400.

  • Numbers 34:27

    Ahihud son of Shelomi, a leader from the tribe of Asher;

Deuteronomy

  • Deuteronomy 27:13

    And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

  • Deuteronomy 33:24

    And concerning Asher he said: “May Asher be the most blessed of sons; may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in oil.

Joshua

  • Joshua 17:7

    Now the border of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethath near Shechem, then southward to include the inhabitants of En-tappuah.

  • Joshua 17:10

    Ephraim’s territory was to the south, and Manasseh’s was to the north, having the Sea as its border and adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.

  • Joshua 17:11

    Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.

  • Joshua 19:24

    The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:

  • Joshua 19:31

    This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher, including these cities and their villages.

  • Joshua 19:34

    Then the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and ran from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun on the south side, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east.

  • Joshua 21:6

    The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

  • Joshua 21:30

    From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,

Judges

  • Judges 1:31

    Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.

  • Judges 5:17

    Gilead remained beyond the Jordan. Dan, why did you linger by the ships? Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors.

  • Judges 6:35

    Calling them to arms, Gideon sent messengers throughout Manasseh, as well as Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, so that they came up to meet him.

  • Judges 7:23

    Then the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh, and they pursued the Midianites.

1 Kings

1 Chronicles

  • 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.

2 Chronicles

  • 2 Chronicles 30:11

    Nevertheless, some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

Ezekiel

  • Ezekiel 48:2

    Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west.

  • Ezekiel 48:3

    Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west.

  • Ezekiel 48:34

    And on the west side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali.

Luke

  • Luke 2:36

    There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,

Revelation

  • Revelation 7:6

    from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,

Events

Events the dataset lists Asher as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

  1. c. 1752 BC
    Birth of AsherGenesis 30:12–13
  2. c. 1728 BC
    Joseph sold to EgyptGenesis 37:3–36 · at Egypt
  3. c. 1708 BC
    7 years of famineGenesis 41:54–43:34
  4. c. 1706 BC
    Joseph's brothers return to EgyptGenesis 43:1–45:28 · at Egypt

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

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).

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