Lexicon :: Strong's H836 - 'āšēr

Leah said, “I am happy that the women call me happy,” so she named him Asher.[fn]

The sons of Leah’s slave Zilpah

were Gad and Asher.

These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.

Asher’s sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.

Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malchiel.

“Asher’s[fn] food will be rich,

and he will produce royal delicacies.

Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.

“Pagiel son of Ochran from Asher;

The descendants of Asher: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral families, counting the names of those twenty years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,

“The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ochran.

On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ochran, leader of the Asherites, presented an offering.

Pagiel son of Ochran was over the division of the tribe of Asher’s descendants,

Sethur son of Michael from the tribe of Asher;

Asher’s descendants by their clans:

the Imnite clan from Imnah;

the Ishvite clan from Ishvi;

the Beriite clan from Beriah.

And the name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.

“Ahihud son of Shelomi, a leader from the tribe of Asher’s descendants;

“And these tribes will stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

He said about Asher:

May Asher[fn] be the most blessed of the sons;

may he be the most favored among his brothers

and dip his foot in olive oil.

The border of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethath near Shechem. It then went southward toward the inhabitants of En-tappuah.

Ephraim’s territory was to the south and Manasseh’s to the north, with the Sea as its border. They reached Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.

The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher’s descendants by their clans.

This was the inheritance of the tribe of Asher’s descendants by their clans, these cities with their settlements.

To the west, the boundary turned to Aznoth-tabor and went from there to Hukkok, reaching Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and Judah[fn] at the Jordan on the east.

Gershon’s descendants received thirteen cities by lot from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and half the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

From the tribe of Asher they gave:

Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,

Asher failed to drive out the residents of Acco or of Sidon, or Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob.

Gilead remained beyond the Jordan.

Dan, why did you linger at the ships?

Asher remained at the seashore

and stayed in his harbors.

He sent messengers throughout all of Manasseh, who rallied behind him. He also sent messengers throughout Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, who also came to meet him.

Then the men of Israel were called from Naphtali, Asher, and Manasseh, and they pursued the Midianites.

Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;

Dan, Joseph, Benjamin,

Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

The Gershomites were assigned thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan according to their families.

From the tribe of Asher they received Mashal and its pasturelands, Abdon and its pasturelands,

Asher’s sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, with their sister Serah.

All these were Asher’s descendants. They were the heads of their ancestral families, chosen men, valiant warriors, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men listed in their genealogies for military service was 26,000.

From Asher: 40,000 who could serve in the army, trained for battle.

But some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

“Next to the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, will be Asher ​— ​one portion.

“On the west side, which is 1 ¹/₂ miles, there will be three gates: one, the gate of Gad; one, the gate of Asher; and one, the gate of Naphtali.