Reference: Asher
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The eighth son of Jacob and second of Zilpah, Ge 30:13; 35:26. On entering Canaan his tribe was the fifth in order, numbering fifty-three thousand four hundred. The portion of Asher lay along the seaboard, having Levanon and Zidon on the north, Carmel and the tribe of Issachar on the south, and Zebulun and Naphtali on the east. It was fruitful in grain, wine, oil, and minerals, Ge 49:20; De 33:24-25. How much of the Phoenician coast was included is uncertain, Jos 19:25,28; but the Asherites were unable to expel the Canaanites, and dwelt in part among them, Jg 1:31-32. They are honorably mentioned in the history of David, 1Ch 12:36, and of Hezekiah, 2Ch 30:11.
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Then said Lea, "Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed." And called his name Asher.
The sons of Zilpah, Lea's maid: Gad and Asher. These are the sons which were born him in Mesopotamia.
Of Asher cometh fat bread, and he shall give pleasures for a king.
And of Asher he said, "Asher shall be blessed with children: he shall be acceptable unto his brethren and shall dip his foot in oil. Iron and brass shall hang on thy shoes and thine age shall be as thy youth.
Neither did Asher cast out the inhabiters of Acco, neither the inhabiters of Sidon, of Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, nor of Rehob, but the Asherites dwelt among the Cananites the inhabiters of the land, and drave them not out.
Easton
happy, Jacob's eigth son; his mother was Zilpah, Leah's handmaid (Ge 30:13). Of the tribe founded by him nothing is recorded beyond its holding a place in the list of the tribes (Ge 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 (Nu 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 Jos 19:24-31; Jg 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 (Lu 2:36).
Illustration: Territory of Asher
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Then said Lea, "Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed." And called his name Asher.
The sons of Zilpah, Lea's maid: Gad and Asher. These are the sons which were born him in Mesopotamia.
The children of Asher: Imnah, Isvah, Ishvi, Beriah and Serah their sister. And the children of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel.
And fast by him shall the tribe of Asher pitch; and the captain over the sons of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran:
And the fifth lot came out unto the tribe of the children of Asher by their kindreds. And their coasts were Helkath, Hali, Beten and Achshaph; read more. Allamelech, Amad, and Mishal; and met at Carmel on the sea, and at Shihor and at Libnath and turneth toward the sun rising to Bethdagon, and met at Zebulun and in the valley of Iphtahel, and toward the northside of Bethemek and Neiel, and goeth out on the left side of Cabul; and Hebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah even unto great Sidon. And then the coast turneth to Ramah and to the strong city of Azor and turneth to Hosah and endeth at the sea, by the possession of Achzib; Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob: Twenty and two cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher by their kindreds: these cities with their villages.
Neither did Asher cast out the inhabiters of Acco, neither the inhabiters of Sidon, of Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, nor of Rehob, but the Asherites dwelt among the Cananites the inhabiters of the land, and drave them not out.
And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher: which was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity.
Fausets
ASHER or ASER.
1. Eighth son of Jacob by Zilpah, Leah's handmaid (Ge 30:13). "In my happiness the daughters will call me happy: and she called his name Asher" (happy.) Asher had four sons and one daughter, the heads of families (Nu 26:44-47). At the Exodus they numbered 41,500; at the close of the forty years in the wilderness 53,400. Their allotment was the rich sea coast between Carmel and Lebanon, N. of Manasseh, N.W. of Zebulun and Issachar, and S.W. of Naphtali. The portion near Zidon, Dor, Accho, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, Rehob, they never made themselves masters of (Jg 1:31-32; Jos 19:24-31; 17:10-11.). The southern boundary was a stream S. of Dor (Tantura) flowing into the Mediterranean, Nahr el Defneh or Nahr Zurka. Their land included the maritime portion of the plain of Esdraelon.
Moses' blessing (De 33:24-25) represents Asher "acceptable to his brethren"; but Keil, "favored among his brethren and dipping his feet in oil" (i.e. having a land flowing with oil: Job 29:6), "his shoes" (but Keil translates castle, min'al; Maurer, bolt, i.e. dwelling secured by bolt) "iron and brass" (abounding in these metals, which the Phoenicians manufactured). Contented with the luxuries which nature and intercourse with the enterprising Phoenicians afforded (for already Zidon was "the great" or "the strong"), Asher shrank from jeopardizing life with Zebulun and Naphtali, against Sisera the Canaanite; Asher "abode on the sea shore in his breaches" (creeks) (Jg 5:17-18).
As thy days so shall thy rest (dabeaka) be, Maurer and Keil; but Gesenius, "so shall thy death be" (De 33:24-25). Jacob (Ge 49:20) prophesied: "out of Asher his bread shall be fat (the fat that comes from him shall be his own bread, so fruitful shall be his soil) and he shall yield royal dainties:" fulfilled when Solomon thence supplied King Hiram's household with wheat and oil (1Ki 5:11). Asher's self indulging inertness acted injuriously on his own people. Selfishness and faint heartedness in the Lord's cause became their own punishment.
From being more numerous at mount Sinai than Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin, in David's time they had become so few that Asher's name is omitted from the chief rulers (1Ch 27:16-22). Asherites were among those who came to Jerusalem to Hezekiah's Passover (2Ch 30:11). Asher and Simeon are the only tribes W. of Jordan which produced no hero or judge. (See ANNA, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, in the New Testament alone reflects honor on her tribe (Luke 2).
2. A boundary of Manasseh on the S. (Jos 17:7.) Eusebius places it on the road from Shechem to Bethshean or Scythepills. Porter makes it now Teyasir, three quarters of an hour from Tubas or Thebez. Tel um el Aschera (Van de Velde), Um Ajra; (Robinson and Knobel), an hour S. of Beisan.
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Then said Lea, "Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed." And called his name Asher.
Then said Lea, "Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed." And called his name Asher.
Of Asher cometh fat bread, and he shall give pleasures for a king.
Of Asher cometh fat bread, and he shall give pleasures for a king.
The children of Asher in their kindreds were: Imnah, of whom cometh the kindred of the Imnites; and Ishvi, of whom cometh the kindred of the Ishvites; and of Beriah cometh the kindred of Beriites.
The children of Asher in their kindreds were: Imnah, of whom cometh the kindred of the Imnites; and Ishvi, of whom cometh the kindred of the Ishvites; and of Beriah cometh the kindred of Beriites. And the children of Beriah were Heber, of whom cometh the kindred of the Heberites; and of Malchiel came the kindred of the Malchielites.
And the children of Beriah were Heber, of whom cometh the kindred of the Heberites; and of Malchiel came the kindred of the Malchielites. And the daughter of Asher was called Sarah.
And the daughter of Asher was called Sarah. These are the kindreds of Asher, in number fifty three thousand and four hundred.
These are the kindreds of Asher, in number fifty three thousand and four hundred.
And of Asher he said, "Asher shall be blessed with children: he shall be acceptable unto his brethren and shall dip his foot in oil.
And of Asher he said, "Asher shall be blessed with children: he shall be acceptable unto his brethren and shall dip his foot in oil.
And of Asher he said, "Asher shall be blessed with children: he shall be acceptable unto his brethren and shall dip his foot in oil.
And of Asher he said, "Asher shall be blessed with children: he shall be acceptable unto his brethren and shall dip his foot in oil. Iron and brass shall hang on thy shoes and thine age shall be as thy youth.
Iron and brass shall hang on thy shoes and thine age shall be as thy youth.
Iron and brass shall hang on thy shoes and thine age shall be as thy youth.
Iron and brass shall hang on thy shoes and thine age shall be as thy youth.
And the coasts of Manasseh reached from Asher to Michmethath that lieth before Shechem and went along on the righthand, even unto the inhabiters of Entappuah,
And the coasts of Manasseh reached from Asher to Michmethath that lieth before Shechem and went along on the righthand, even unto the inhabiters of Entappuah,
so that the south pertained to Ephraim, and the north to Manasseh, and the sea is his border. And they met together in Asher northward, and in Issachar eastward.
so that the south pertained to Ephraim, and the north to Manasseh, and the sea is his border. And they met together in Asher northward, and in Issachar eastward. And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher, Bethshean, and her towns: and the inhabiters of Dor, with the towns pertaining to the same: and the inhabiters of Endor with the towns of the same: and the inhabiters of Taanach with her towns and the inhabiters of Megiddo with the towns of the same, even three countries:
And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher, Bethshean, and her towns: and the inhabiters of Dor, with the towns pertaining to the same: and the inhabiters of Endor with the towns of the same: and the inhabiters of Taanach with her towns and the inhabiters of Megiddo with the towns of the same, even three countries:
And the fifth lot came out unto the tribe of the children of Asher by their kindreds.
And the fifth lot came out unto the tribe of the children of Asher by their kindreds. And their coasts were Helkath, Hali, Beten and Achshaph;
And their coasts were Helkath, Hali, Beten and Achshaph; Allamelech, Amad, and Mishal; and met at Carmel on the sea, and at Shihor and at Libnath
Allamelech, Amad, and Mishal; and met at Carmel on the sea, and at Shihor and at Libnath and turneth toward the sun rising to Bethdagon, and met at Zebulun and in the valley of Iphtahel, and toward the northside of Bethemek and Neiel, and goeth out on the left side of Cabul;
and turneth toward the sun rising to Bethdagon, and met at Zebulun and in the valley of Iphtahel, and toward the northside of Bethemek and Neiel, and goeth out on the left side of Cabul; and Hebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah even unto great Sidon.
and Hebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah even unto great Sidon. And then the coast turneth to Ramah and to the strong city of Azor and turneth to Hosah and endeth at the sea, by the possession of Achzib;
And then the coast turneth to Ramah and to the strong city of Azor and turneth to Hosah and endeth at the sea, by the possession of Achzib; Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob: Twenty and two cities with their villages.
Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob: Twenty and two cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher by their kindreds: these cities with their villages.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher by their kindreds: these cities with their villages.
Neither did Asher cast out the inhabiters of Acco, neither the inhabiters of Sidon, of Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, nor of Rehob,
Neither did Asher cast out the inhabiters of Acco, neither the inhabiters of Sidon, of Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, nor of Rehob, but the Asherites dwelt among the Cananites the inhabiters of the land, and drave them not out.
but the Asherites dwelt among the Cananites the inhabiters of the land, and drave them not out.
Gilead abode on the other side Jordan, and why tarried Dan in ships? And Asher sat in the havens of the sea, and abode still in his own coasts.
Gilead abode on the other side Jordan, and why tarried Dan in ships? And Asher sat in the havens of the sea, and abode still in his own coasts. But Zebulun is a people that put their lives in jeopardy of death, and Naphtali in like manner, even unto the top of the fields.
But Zebulun is a people that put their lives in jeopardy of death, and Naphtali in like manner, even unto the top of the fields.
And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand quarters of wheat to feed his household withal, and twenty butts of pure oil. And so much gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand quarters of wheat to feed his household withal, and twenty butts of pure oil. And so much gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
And the rulers over the tribes of Israel were these. Among the Reubenites, was Eliezer the son of Zichri. Among the Simeonites, was Shephatiah the son of Maacah.
And the rulers over the tribes of Israel were these. Among the Reubenites, was Eliezer the son of Zichri. Among the Simeonites, was Shephatiah the son of Maacah. Among the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel. Among the Aaronites, Zadok.
Among the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel. Among the Aaronites, Zadok. In Judah, Elihu of the brethren of David. In Issachar, Omri the son of Michael.
In Judah, Elihu of the brethren of David. In Issachar, Omri the son of Michael. In Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah. In Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel.
In Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah. In Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel. Among the children of Ephraim, Hosea the son of Azaziah. In the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah.
Among the children of Ephraim, Hosea the son of Azaziah. In the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah. Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zachariah. In Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner.
Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zachariah. In Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner. In Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These are the lords in the tribes of Israel.
Nevertheless, yet divers of Asher, Manasseh and of Zebulun meekened themselves and came to Jerusalem.
Nevertheless, yet divers of Asher, Manasseh and of Zebulun meekened themselves and came to Jerusalem.
When my ways ran over with butter, and when the stony rocks gave me rivers of oil;
Hastings
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Then said Lea, "Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed." And called his name Asher.
The children of Asher: Imnah, Isvah, Ishvi, Beriah and Serah their sister. And the children of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel.
Of Asher cometh fat bread, and he shall give pleasures for a king.
The children of Asher in their kindreds were: Imnah, of whom cometh the kindred of the Imnites; and Ishvi, of whom cometh the kindred of the Ishvites; and of Beriah cometh the kindred of Beriites.
These are the kindreds of Asher, in number fifty three thousand and four hundred.
And of Asher he said, "Asher shall be blessed with children: he shall be acceptable unto his brethren and shall dip his foot in oil.
And the coasts of Manasseh reached from Asher to Michmethath that lieth before Shechem and went along on the righthand, even unto the inhabiters of Entappuah,
And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher, Bethshean, and her towns: and the inhabiters of Dor, with the towns pertaining to the same: and the inhabiters of Endor with the towns of the same: and the inhabiters of Taanach with her towns and the inhabiters of Megiddo with the towns of the same, even three countries:
And the fifth lot came out unto the tribe of the children of Asher by their kindreds. And their coasts were Helkath, Hali, Beten and Achshaph; read more. Allamelech, Amad, and Mishal; and met at Carmel on the sea, and at Shihor and at Libnath and turneth toward the sun rising to Bethdagon, and met at Zebulun and in the valley of Iphtahel, and toward the northside of Bethemek and Neiel, and goeth out on the left side of Cabul; and Hebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah even unto great Sidon. And then the coast turneth to Ramah and to the strong city of Azor and turneth to Hosah and endeth at the sea, by the possession of Achzib; Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob: Twenty and two cities with their villages.
Neither did Asher cast out the inhabiters of Acco, neither the inhabiters of Sidon, of Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, nor of Rehob,
Neither did Asher cast out the inhabiters of Acco, neither the inhabiters of Sidon, of Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, nor of Rehob, but the Asherites dwelt among the Cananites the inhabiters of the land, and drave them not out.
Gilead abode on the other side Jordan, and why tarried Dan in ships? And Asher sat in the havens of the sea, and abode still in his own coasts.
and sent messengers throughout all Manasseh and called them up to follow him also. And he sent messengers unto Asher, Zebulun and Naphtali, which came also to meet him.
And the men of Israel gathered together of the tribe of Naphtali, of Asher, and of all Manasseh, and followed after the Midianites.
Smith
Ash'er,
Apocrypha and New Testament, A'ser (blessed), the eighth son of Jacob, by Zilpah, Leah's handmaid.
(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.
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.
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Then said Lea, "Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed." And called his name Asher.
so that the south pertained to Ephraim, and the north to Manasseh, and the sea is his border. And they met together in Asher northward, and in Issachar eastward. And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher, Bethshean, and her towns: and the inhabiters of Dor, with the towns pertaining to the same: and the inhabiters of Endor with the towns of the same: and the inhabiters of Taanach with her towns and the inhabiters of Megiddo with the towns of the same, even three countries:
And the fifth lot came out unto the tribe of the children of Asher by their kindreds. And their coasts were Helkath, Hali, Beten and Achshaph; read more. Allamelech, Amad, and Mishal; and met at Carmel on the sea, and at Shihor and at Libnath and turneth toward the sun rising to Bethdagon, and met at Zebulun and in the valley of Iphtahel, and toward the northside of Bethemek and Neiel, and goeth out on the left side of Cabul; and Hebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah even unto great Sidon. And then the coast turneth to Ramah and to the strong city of Azor and turneth to Hosah and endeth at the sea, by the possession of Achzib; Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob: Twenty and two cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher by their kindreds: these cities with their villages.
Watsons
ASHER, tribe of. The province allotted to this tribe was a maritime one, stretching along the coast from Sidon on the north to Mount Carmel on the south; including the cities Abdon, Achshaph, Accho, Achzib, Sarepta, Sidon, and Tyre. But of the northern half of this territory, that is, from Tyre northward, this tribe never became possessed, not having expelled the Phoenician inhabitants, who are supposed not to have been pure Canaanites, but a mixture of this people with a Cuthite colony from Egypt. Asher was the most northerly of the tribes; and had that of Naphtali on the west, and Zebulun on the south.