Asher

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Asher (Hebrew: אָשֵׁר, Standard Ašer Tiberian ʾĀšēr), in the Book of Genesis, is the second son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the founder of the Tribe of Asher. Ashar is also a place in Israel.

Asher comes from the Hebrew word Osher meaning "happy" or "blessing" but many scholars associated the origin of the name with the goddess Asherah. ^[1] Asher played a role in the plot to sell his brother Joseph into slavery.^{[citation needed]} Asher and his four sons and daughter settled in Canaan. ^[1] On his deathbed, Jacob blesses Asher by saying that his, "food shall be rich, and he shall yield royal delicacies"(Genesis 49:20 English Standard Version).

Asher's daughter, Serach, is the only granddaughter of Jacob mentioned in the Torah.^{[citation needed]}

Asher has 2 variant forms: Ash and Asser.

According to Johan Millen, a Swedish scientist, claims in hi 1917 book ("Mitt i ljuset") that the tribe of Asher moved to Azerbaijan after the Babylonion capture. Thor Heyerdahl claims in his book "Jakten på Oden" that in 60BC the tribe fled from a Roman army to Sweden.

[edit] People named Asher

See Asher (onomastics).

[edit] Notes

^ ^a ^b Metzeger, Bruce M. (ed); , Michael D. Coogan (ed) (1993). The Oxford Companion to the Bible. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-504645-5.