Asher
- Dates
- 1703–1601 BC
Name means "happy." He is Jacob's eighth son through Zilpah, Leah's handmaid. He has four sons and a daughter. Little is known of Asher and his tribe. Anna, the prophetess, comes from this tribe (Luke 2:36).
In detail
The eighth son of Jacob by Zilpah, the maidservant of Leah (Gen 30:12, 13 35:26). He had 4 sons and a daughter (Gen 46:17 1 Chr 7:30), and became the founder of a tribe.
Bible passages
- Genesis 30:12-13
12 And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son. 13 And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
Text of the King James Version.