Asher

Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.

And the sons of Leah’s maidservant Zilpah were Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.

The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.

Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.

Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.

from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;

From the sons of Asher, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

those registered to the tribe of Asher numbered 41,500.

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

On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, the leader of the Asherites, drew near.

Pagiel son of Ocran was over the division of the tribe of Asher,

from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;

These were the descendants of Asher by their clans: The Imnite clan from Imnah, the Ishvite clan from Ishvi, and the Beriite clan from Beriah.

And the name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.

These were the clans of Asher, and their registration numbered 53,400.

Ahihud son of Shelomi, a leader from the tribe of Asher;

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

And concerning Asher he said: “May Asher be the most blessed of sons; may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in oil.

Now the border of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethath near Shechem, then southward to include the inhabitants of En-tappuah.

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

Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.

The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:

This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher, including these cities and their villages.

Then the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and ran from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun on the south side, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east.

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