Who Was Asher in the Bible?
The Eighth Son of Jacob
Asher was the eighth son of the patriarch Jacob and the traditional progenitor of the tribe Asher.
Asher is represented as the younger brother of Gad. So Asher waited in turn for the divine pronouncement to be made to him on his future and when Jacob came to him and looked at him he said these words to:
Asher's name means "Blessed" or "Happy". His mother was Zilpah, Leah's maid.
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