We are thinking about naming our son Asher and are looking for some history behind the name. I know it's somewhere in the Old Testiment but I can't find it. What do you think of this as a name?
2007-11-05 16:04:57 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Genesis 30:13
He is the son of Jacob and Leah, Leah named him this after declaring her joy over having Jacobs son and that she would be called blessed.
Gen 49:20 describes God's promise to Asher's heirs
here is a list of all the scriptures where the name Asher is referenced:
Gen 30:13; 35:26; 46:17; 49:20
Exodus 1:4
Numbers 1:13,40-41; 2:27; 7:72;10:26; 13:13; 26:44, 46-47;34:27
Deut 27:13; 33:24
Jos 17:7,10-11; 19:24,31,34; 21:6,30
Judges 1:31; 5:17; 6:35; 7:23
1 Kings 4:16
1Ch 2:2; 6:62, 74; 7:30, 40; 12:36
2 Ch 30:11
Eze 48:2-3, 34
Luke 2:36
Hope this helps
2007-11-05 16:19:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 21:29:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Where can the name (man) Asher be found in the Bible?
We are thinking about naming our son Asher and are looking for some history behind the name. I know it's somewhere in the Old Testiment but I can't find it. What do you think of this as a name?
2015-08-14 08:12:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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."
2007-11-05 16:09:00 · answer #4 · answered by sojourning.sarah 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Genesis 49:20
Asher is one of Jacob's sons.
2007-11-05 16:09:59 · answer #5 · answered by gelfling 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There used to be a restaurant in town named Skeeter's, and one of the owners had a dish named after him, the "Asher's Special", some big breakfast dish full of southern fatness and deliciousness.
Not exactly a Biblical reference there, heh sorry.
2007-11-05 16:11:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genesis 30:13
2007-11-05 16:09:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genesis 30:13 Then Leah said, "How happy I am! The women will call me happy." So she named him Asher.
I like the name. It has a nice sound and a happy meaning to it.
2007-11-05 16:09:30 · answer #8 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it shows up originally near the end of Genesis. Asher was one of the sons of Jacob, and a brother to Joseph.
The name seems fine to me.
2007-11-05 16:08:49 · answer #9 · answered by Pull My Finger 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
its 1 of the names of the tribes of Israel. (named after the 12 sons of Jacob)
every bible verse with the name asher
http://cf.blb.org/search/translationResults.cfm?Criteria=asher&Version=KJV&sf=3
2007-11-05 16:07:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋