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Columbia Encyclopedia entry: Asher
Asherăsh'ər [Heb.,=happy], in the Bible, tribe of Israel. Its eponym was Jacob's eighth son. It occupied the northwestern part of ancient Palestine, and its position laid Asher open to influence from other nations and attacks by them. It seems to have become insignificant early in Jewish history. The name occurs in Egyptian inscriptions. An alternate spelling is Aser.

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Asher, in the Book of Genesis, is the second son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the founder of the Tribe of Asher. Ashar is also a place in Israel. Asher played a role in the plot to sell his brother Joseph into slavery. Asher and his four sons and daughter settled in Canaan. On his deathbed, Jacob blesses Asher by saying that "his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties" The eighth son of the patriarch Jacob, and the traditional progenitor of the tribe Asher. He is represented as the younger brother of Gad; these two being the sons of Zilpah, the handmaid of Leah. Four sons and one daughter were born to Asher in Canaan, who went down...more »
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  • Benjamin, Asher

    Benjamin, Asher, 1773–1845, American architect, b. Greenfield, Mass. His Country Builder's Assistant was published in 1797 and The American Builder's Companion, with Daniel Reynard, in 1806. B...

  • Durand, Asher Brown

    Durand, Asher Brown, 1796–1886, American painter and engraver, b. near Newark, N.J. He established a reputation by his engravings of Trumbull's Signing of the Declaration of Independence, foll...

  • Ahihud

    Ahihud, in the Bible, Prince of Asher.

  • Ahlab

    Ahlab, in the Bible, town of Asher.

  • Ishuah

    Ishuah, in the Bible, son of Asher. It is also spelled Isuah.

  • Serah

    Serah, in the Bible, daughter of Asher. It is also spelled Sarah.

  • Shelomi

    Shelomi, in the Bible, father of Ahihud, a prince of Asher.

  • Isui

    Isui, in the Bible, son of Asher. Alternate forms are Jesui and Ishuai.

  • Ithran

    Ithran, in the Bible. 1 Descendant of Asher. 2 Chief of the Horites.

  • Jimna

    Jimna or Jimnah, in the Bible, son of Asher. It is also spelled Imnah.

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