Numbers 1:40-41
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| 40-41 Asher | 41,500 |
Numbers 26:44-47
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The Tribe of Asher
44 These were the clans descended from the sons of Asher:
The Imnite clan, named after their ancestor Imnah.
The Ishvite clan, named after their ancestor Ishvi.
The Beriite clan, named after their ancestor Beriah.
45 These were the subclans descended from the Beriites:
The Heberites, named after their ancestor Heber.
The Malkielites, named after their ancestor Malkiel.
46 Asher also had a daughter named Serah.
47 These were the clans of Asher. Their registered troops numbered 53,400.
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Genesis 49:20
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20 “Asher will dine on rich foods
and produce food fit for kings.
Genesis 46:27
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27 In addition, Joseph had two sons[a] who were born in Egypt. So altogether, there were seventy[b] members of Jacob’s family in the land of Egypt.
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- 46:27a Greek version reads nine sons, probably including Joseph’s grandsons through Ephraim and Manasseh (see 1 Chr 7:14-20).
- 46:27b Greek version reads seventy-five; see note on Exod 1:5.
Genesis 30:12-13
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12 Then Zilpah gave Jacob a second son. 13 And Leah named him Asher,[a] for she said, “What joy is mine! Now the other women will celebrate with me.”
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- 30:13 Asher means “happy.”
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