Asher
PersonA man who founded the tribe of Asher living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.30.13) referred to as Asher (אָשֵׁר), or Asherite or "pine" (אָשֵׁרִי), or Ashurite (אֲשׁוּרִי), or Asher (Ἀσήρ); son of Israel and Zilpah; a brother of Gad; half-brother of: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Issachar, Zebulun, Dinah, Joseph and Benjamin; father of Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah and Serah.
Their thread through Scripture
- Genesis 30:13
Leah said, “Happy am I, for the daughters will call me happy.” She named him Asher.