Asher

Person c. 1753 BC Chronological estimate ⓘ Open in tree

eighth-born son of Jacob (GEN 30:11, GEN 35:26), son of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid

Lineage: God › Adam › Seth › Enos › Cainan › Mahalaleel › Jared › Enoch › Methuselah › Lamech › Noah › Shem › Arphaxad › Cainan › Salah › Eber › Peleg › Reu › Serug › Nahor › Terah › Abraham › Isaac › Jacob › Asher

Names

en Asher
happiness
en Aser · Also called
en Asher · Also called · H836 G768 · GEN 30:13
Happy One
en Ashurites · Also called
he אָשֵֽׁר asher · H836 · GEN 30:13
Happy One
he אָשֵׁר · H0836
he אָשֵׁרִי · H0843
he אֲשׁוּרִי · H0805B
el Ασηρ Asēr · G768 · GEN 30:13
el Ἀσήρ · G0768
bg Асир

Birth

Gen 30:13

Mentioned in (46)

Gen 30:13 Gen 35:26 Gen 46:17 Gen 49:20 Exod 1:4 Num 1:13 Num 1:40 Num 1:41 Num 2:27 Num 7:72 Num 10:26 Num 13:13 Num 26:44 Num 26:46 Num 26:47 Num 34:27 Deut 27:13 Deut 33:24 Josh 17:7 Josh 17:10 Josh 17:11 Josh 19:24 Josh 19:31 Josh 19:34 Josh 21:6 Josh 21:30 Judg 1:31 Judg 1:32 Judg 5:17 Judg 6:35 Judg 7:23 2 Sam 2:9 1 Kgs 4:16 1 Chr 2:2 1 Chr 6:62 1 Chr 6:74 1 Chr 7:30 1 Chr 7:40 1 Chr 12:36 2 Chr 30:11 Ezek 27:6 Ezek 48:2 Ezek 48:3 Ezek 48:34 Luke 2:36 Rev 7:6

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Dates and sources (4)

Absolute years are conditional chronological estimates. A biblical passage may state an age or event, but does not by itself establish a BCE year. Different calendar systems are preserved separately.

Birth Theographic Matches the current date; this is not historical verification

Theographic signed year: -1752 · Calendar interpretation is unverified; the raw value is shown.

Person mentions; these are not evidence for this date: 43

Gen.30.13 Gen.35.26 Gen.46.17 Gen.49.20 Exod.1.4 Num.1.13 Num.1.40 Num.1.41 Num.2.27 Num.7.72 Num.10.26 Num.13.13 Num.26.44 Num.26.46 Num.26.47 Num.34.27 Deut.27.13 Deut.33.24 Josh.17.7 Josh.17.10 Josh.17.11 Josh.19.24 Josh.19.31 Josh.19.34 Josh.21.6 Josh.21.30 Judg.1.31 Judg.5.17 Judg.6.35 Judg.7.23 1Kgs.4.16 1Chr.2.2 1Chr.6.62 1Chr.6.74 1Chr.7.30 1Chr.7.40 1Chr.12.36 2Chr.30.11 Ezek.48.2 Ezek.48.3 Ezek.48.34 Luke.2.36 Rev.7.6

Source record and calculation

asher_337 · birthYear

theographic/People.csv · record 338

SHA-256: 035caa9510b4f17d1b70c7d619984f7ec0a6490c1985d7b5140b84e21a34f278
Birth BibleData Alternative estimate

BibleData BCE year: 1702 → ≈ 1702 BC

GEN 30:13

Source record and calculation

Birth_Asher_1 · bce_year

bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 84

The year of Asher_1's birth is the year Jacob_1 married Leah_1 (2254) + time for Zilpah_1 to conceive and bear a second son (6) = 2260

*HYPOTHESIS: Jacob's marriage to Leah + ~4 years to bear her fourth son, give Zilpah to Jacob + ~2 year for Zilpah to conceive and bear a second son *EXTRA-BIBLICAL SOURCE: Eliezer Shulman's "The Sequence of Events in the Old Testament" (page 28) places Asher's birth in the year 2198 AM, 6 years after Leah is given to Jacob in marriage and 21 months after Leah gives Zilpah to Jacob.

SHA-256: 86a501059e8e38116a9c6cfd6435df44acdfa9559f64eb7363aaf3988c861738
Birth BibleData Alternative estimate

AH with conditional Ussher anchor: 2260 → ≈ 1745 BC

GEN 30:13

Source record and calculation

Birth_Asher_1 · event_year_ah

bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 84

The year of Asher_1's birth is the year Jacob_1 married Leah_1 (2254) + time for Zilpah_1 to conceive and bear a second son (6) = 2260

*HYPOTHESIS: Jacob's marriage to Leah + ~4 years to bear her fourth son, give Zilpah to Jacob + ~2 year for Zilpah to conceive and bear a second son *EXTRA-BIBLICAL SOURCE: Eliezer Shulman's "The Sequence of Events in the Old Testament" (page 28) places Asher's birth in the year 2198 AM, 6 years after Leah is given to Jacob in marriage and 21 months after Leah gives Zilpah to Jacob.

SHA-256: 86a501059e8e38116a9c6cfd6435df44acdfa9559f64eb7363aaf3988c861738
Birth BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversion

Shulman AM: 2198 · No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.

GEN 30:13

Source record and calculation

Birth_Asher_1 · shulman_am_year

bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 84

The year of Asher_1's birth is the year Jacob_1 married Leah_1 (2254) + time for Zilpah_1 to conceive and bear a second son (6) = 2260

*HYPOTHESIS: Jacob's marriage to Leah + ~4 years to bear her fourth son, give Zilpah to Jacob + ~2 year for Zilpah to conceive and bear a second son *EXTRA-BIBLICAL SOURCE: Eliezer Shulman's "The Sequence of Events in the Old Testament" (page 28) places Asher's birth in the year 2198 AM, 6 years after Leah is given to Jacob in marriage and 21 months after Leah gives Zilpah to Jacob.

SHA-256: 86a501059e8e38116a9c6cfd6435df44acdfa9559f64eb7363aaf3988c861738

Family of origin

Father: Jacob (147)
Mother: Zilpah
Half-brother: Simeon
Half-brother: Reuben
Half-brother: Issachar
Half-brother: Zebulun
Half-sister: Dinah
Half-brother: Levi (137)
Half-brother: Judah
Half-brother: Dan
Half-brother: Naphtali
Half-brother: Joseph (110)
Half-brother: Benjamin
Brother: Gad

One-parent family

Daughter: Serah
Son: Isui
Son: Beriah
Son: Isuah
Son: Imnah
Son: Ishvah
Son: Ishvi

Took part in (4)

Birth of Asher · c. 1752 BC
Joseph sold to Egypt · c. 1728 BC
7 years of famine · c. 1708 BC – 1701 BC
Joseph's brothers return to Egypt · c. 1706 BC – 1704 BC

Descendants (4)

Belonged to (1)

Tribe of Asher

Was born in (1)

Paddan-aram · c. 1745 BC

Asher Summary STEPBible TIPNR

Asher was the eighth son of Jacob, born to Zilpah, Leah's maidservant, and became the founder of the tribe of Asher (Gen.30.13; 46:17; Deu.33:24; Jos.19:24-34; Luke 2.36).

Asher Article STEPBible TIPNR

Asher was the eighth son of Israel (or 'Jacob') and the second son of Zilpah, Leah's maidservant. He was born in Paddan-aram and was one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Asher's descendants formed the tribe of Asher, which was allocated territory in the northern part of Canaan, along the Mediterranean coast. The tribe of Asher was known for its fertile land and abundance of olive oil. In the blessings of Jacob and Moses, Asher was described as being blessed with rich food and providing royal delicacies. During the period of the judges, Asher was criticized for not joining the fight against Sisera. The tribe of Asher was among those taken into Assyrian captivity. In the New Testament, Anna, a prophetess, is mentioned as being from the tribe of Asher. In the book of Revelation, 12,000 from the tribe of Asher are sealed as servants of God.

Asher Dictionary Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

Happy, Jacob’s eigth son; his mother was Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid (Gen. 30:13). Of the tribe founded by him nothing is recorded beyond its holding a place in the list of the tribes (35:26; 46:17; Ex. 1:4, etc.) It increased in numbers twenty-nine percent, during the thirty-eight years’ wanderings. The place of this tribe during the march through the desert was between Dan and Naphtali (Num. 2:27). The boundaries of the inheritance given to it, which contained some of the richest soil in Palestine, and the names of its towns, are recorded in Josh. 19:24-31; Judg. 1:31, 32. Asher and Simeon were the only tribes west of the Jordan which furnished no hero or judge for the nation. Anna the prophetess was of this tribe (Luke 2:36).

Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Asher_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Asher@Gen.30.13-Rev) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, asher_337)

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