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According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Asher was one of the Tribes of Israel descended from Asher (Hebrew: אָשֵׁר, Modern: ʼAšer, Tiberian: ʼĀšēr, "happy one"), the eighth son of Jacob. It is one of the ten lost tribes.
7 sty 2022 · Asher was the son of Jacob and Zilpah. He was the founder of the Tribe of Asher. The name Asher means “happy” or “blessed.”
4 sty 2022 · Asher is one of Israel’s twelve tribes. In the time of Moses, Asher was divided into five clans: the Imnites; the Ishvites; and the Berites; and, through Beriah, the Berite patriarch, two more clans: the Heberites and the Malkielites.
Asher, one of the 12 tribes of Israel that in biblical times constituted the people of Israel who later became the Jewish people. The tribe was named after the younger of two sons born to Jacob (also called Israel) and Zilpah, the maidservant of Jacob’s first wife, Leah.
The tribe of Asher was one of only three tribes mentioned as answering Hezekiah's call. II Chronicles 30:11 records those tribes which choose faithfulness. "Nevertheless, some men of Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem."
The Tribe of Asher, one of the twelve tribes of Israel, holds a significant place in biblical history. Understanding its key characteristics provides insights into ancient Israelite society and its dynamics.
Asher is one of the most indistinct and elusive of the tribes of Israel. It is difficult to fix the boundaries of the tribe's possessions; and it is not even certain that it inhabited any extensive continuous territory.
