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Named person · Old Testament

Meet Asher.

One of Jacob's sons.

Asher: a quiet historically appropriate setting for One of Jacob's sons, with simple understated contextual details; no invented dramatic event

Who was Asher?

Asher was a son of Jacob and Zilpah. His birth is recorded in Genesis, and his name later belongs to one of Israel's tribes. The person and the tribe are connected, but they are not the same kind of thing.

Leah spoke of happiness when Asher was born. The short account names him within a large, complicated household rather than giving a full childhood story.

Asher together with Jacob and siblings beside family tents, sharing a conversation

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Illustrated portrait of Asher

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