The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
Parallel translations
- WEB The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
- KJV And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.
- NKJV The sons of Asher were Jimnah, Ishuah, Isui, Beriah, and Serah, their sister. And the sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel.
- NASB And the sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
- NLT The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah. Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malkiel.
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Quick answer
Asher's children, including his daughter Serah, are listed among Jacob's family. They become the tribe of Asher.
Overview
Asher was Zilpah's second son. Notably a daughter, Serah, is named, and even grandsons (Heber and Malchiel) are recorded, showing the care with which Scripture preserves the covenant line. These details reflect God's faithfulness in multiplying Abraham's seed exactly as He had promised.
Cross-references & the web
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- Gen 49:20Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.
- Gen 30:13Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.
- Deut 33:24And concerning Asher he said: “May Asher be the most blessed of sons; may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in oil.
- Num 1:40–41From the sons of Asher, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Num 26:44–46These were the descendants of Asher by their clans: The Imnite clan from Imnah, the Ishvite clan from Ishvi, and the Beriite clan from Beriah.
- 1 Chr 7:30–40The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
- Gen 35:26And 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.
- Num 1:13from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;
- 1 Chr 2:2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
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