Any thoughts on what part of the Bible this comes from?
2006-12-22 04:26:49 · 9 answers · asked by HelloKitty 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Asher was the eighth son of Jacob, and the second of Jacob's two sons by Zilpah, Leah's maid. The other son by Zilpah was Gad. When Jacob blesses his 12 sons in Genesis, chapter 49, he said that Asher would have a life blessed with an abundance of food and delicacies befitting a king (Genesis 49:20). Asher made the journey with Jacob and the family from Padan Aram to Canaan, and then later to Egypt. The Tribe of Asher increased in size from 41,500 to 53,400 adult males during the span of two censuses described in the Book of Numbers. In Deuteronomy 33:1 and Deuteronomy 24-25, Moses, in his blessing, also predicted prosperity for the Tribe of Asher. The Tribe of Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Phoenician towns in the area of Israel that the tribe had been allotted as its inheritance (Judges 1:27). In the Song of Deborah, which is featured in Judges, chapter 5, the Tribe of Asher is reprimanded for not helping out during the struggle against a Canaanite king (Judges 5:17). The tribe, however, did participate in the expulsion of the Midianites and Amalekites from the Plain of Jezreel. In Revelation 7:7, Asher is among the Tribes who are promised the Seal of God for 12,000 of their members. The name Asher means "happy."
2006-12-22 04:30:41 · answer #1 · answered by Jesus junkie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have some friends that named their new baby Asher this summer too (I wonder if they're the same friends - small world?)
Anyway, it's one of Jacob's 12 sons.
2006-12-22 04:36:23 · answer #2 · answered by daisyk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genesis 30:13 (NIV)
13 Then Leah said, "How happy I am! The women will call me happy." So she named him Asher. [a]
Footnotes:
1. Genesis 30:13 Asher means happy .
What a great name!
2006-12-22 04:31:10 · answer #3 · answered by Sandy S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Asher is one of Jacob's sons, A great name, by the way.
2006-12-22 04:30:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Asher was a son of Jacob and the progenitor of one of the 12 tribes. The name means 'happy' or 'praiseworthy' depending on the context.
2006-12-22 04:30:41 · answer #5 · answered by mzJakes 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Genesis 30:13 Then Leah said, "How happy I am! The women will call me happy." So she named him Asher. [a]
Asher means happy
2006-12-22 04:31:34 · answer #6 · answered by Suzie Q 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Asher was the name of one of the Twelve tribes of Israel
its primarily a Jewish name, but I imagine many others use it as well.
2006-12-22 04:29:40 · answer #7 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
One of Jacob's sons.
2006-12-23 13:32:47 · answer #8 · answered by ysk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but it's better than naming your daughter "Hulda" *gag*. I've seen this one and I nearly cried for the girl.
2006-12-22 04:33:57 · answer #9 · answered by vinslave 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋