Asher
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Asher (Hebrew: אָשֵׁר, Standard Ašer Tiberian ʾĀšēr), 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 comes from the Hebrew word Osher meaning "happy" or "blessing" but many scholars associated the origin of the name with the goddess Asherah. [1] Asher played a role in the plot to sell his brother Joseph into slavery.[citation needed] Asher and his four sons and daughter settled in Canaan. [2].
Asher's daughter, Serach, is the only granddaughter of Jacob mentioned in the Torah.[citation needed]
Asher has 2 variant forms: Ash and Asser.
According to Johan Millen a Swedish scientist published a book 1917 ("Mitt i ljuset") he claims that the tribe of Asher moved to Azerbabjan after the Babylonion capture. Thor Heyerdahl claims in his book "Jakten på Oden" that 60BC the tribe fled from a roman army to Sweden.
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[edit] People named Asher
- See Asher (onomastics).
[edit] Notes
- ^ Metzger & Coogan (1993) Oxford Companion to the Bible, p62
- ^ On his deathbed, Jacob blesses Asher by saying that his, "food shall be rich, and he shall yield royal delicacies"(Genesis 49:20 English Standard Version)
[edit] References
- Metzeger, Bruce M. (ed); , Michael D. Coogan (ed) (1993). The Oxford Companion to the Bible. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-504645-5.
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Sons of Jacob by wife in order of birth (D = Daughter) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leah | Reuben (1) | Simeon (2) | Levi (3) | Judah (4) | Issachar (9) | Zebulun (10) | Dinah (D) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rachel | Joseph (11) | Benjamin (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bilhah (Rachel's servant) | Dan (5) | Naphtali (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zilpah (Leah's servant) | Gad (7) | Asher (8) |