Asher
Also called Aser
Born 1751 BC traditional (Jones)
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.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 24th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Born in the era of the Patriarchs, 1996–1707 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Dan, Gad, Beriah, Imnah, Isuah, Isui, Leah, and Naphtali.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Stories
4 events in which Asher takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 1751 BCBirth of AsherGen 30:12-13
- 1727 BCJoseph sold to EgyptGen 37:3-36
- 1707 BC7 years of famineGen 41:54–43:34
- 1705 BCJoseph's brothers return to EgyptGen 43:1–45:28
Places
Places named in the same verses as Asher, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1776–1663 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 5 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
10 tagged verses in 4 books. Select a book to read its verses.
Later verses tagged with Asher are about the tribe of Asher, not the man: 33 verses, counted separately.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Asher 44Aser 0 |
| KJV | Asher 43Aser 2 |
| ASV | Asher 45Aser 0 |
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Every verse
All 10 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Genesis4 verses
- 30:13
Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.
- 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.
- 46:17
The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
- 49:20
Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.
Exodus1 verse
- 1:4
Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.
Judges2 verses
1 Chronicles3 verses
- 2:2
Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
- 7:30
The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
- 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.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
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).