Asher

Asher
Asher
אָשֵׁר‎
	Painting by Francisco de Zurbarán (from Jacob and his twelve sons, c. 1640–45)
Pronunciation	Asher
Born	15 Shevat
Died	20 Shevat (aged 123)
Spouses	Adon (first wife); Hadurah (second wife);
Children	Sons through Hadurah: Imnah (son) ; Ishvah (son) ; Ishvi (son) ; Beriah (son) ; Serah (daughter) ;
Parents	Jacob (father); Zilpah (mother);
Relatives	Reuben (half brother); Simeon (half brother); Levi (half brother); Judah (half brother); Dan (half brother); Naphtali (half brother); Gad (brother); Issachar (half brother); Zebulun (half brother); Dinah (half sister); Joseph (half brother); Benjamin (half brother);

Asher (Hebrew: אָשֵׁר ’Āšēr), in the Book of Genesis, was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Zilpah (Jacob's eighth son) and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Asher.

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