The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah was their sister.
Parallel translations
- WEB The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Serah was their sister.
- KJV The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.
- BSB The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
- NKJV The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
- NLT The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. They had a sister named Serah.
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Quick answer
The record turns to Asher, naming Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
Overview
Asher, a tribe blessed by Jacob and Moses with prosperity, now receives its genealogy. The mention of Serah, also named in Genesis and Numbers, links the list to the family that went down to Egypt. Including each tribe affirms that God preserved the whole house of Israel through whom His promises would be fulfilled.
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Cross-references · 2
- Gen 46:17The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
- Num 26:44–46The sons of Asher after their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Berites.
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