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    Asher

    אָשֵׁרἈσήρ

    Asher was the eighth son of Jacob, born to Zilpah, Leah's maidservant, and became the founder of the tribe of Asher (Gen.30.13; 46:17; Deu.33:24; Jos.19:24-34; Luke 2.36).

    verses
    46
    first named
    Genesis 30:13
    last named
    Revelation 7:6
    period
    the Patriarchs
    tribe
    Asher

    Description

    Who was Asher?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Asher was the eighth son of Israel (or 'Jacob') and the second son of Zilpah, Leah's maidservant. He was born in Paddan-aram and was one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Asher's descendants formed the tribe of Asher, which was allocated territory in the northern part of Canaan, along the Mediterranean coast. The tribe of Asher was known for its fertile land and abundance of olive oil. In the blessings of Jacob and Moses, Asher was described as being blessed with rich food and providing royal delicacies. During the period of the judges, Asher was criticized for not joining the fight against Sisera. The tribe of Asher was among those taken into Assyrian captivity. In the New Testament, Anna, a prophetess, is mentioned as being from the tribe of Asher. In the book of Revelation, 12,000 from the tribe of Asher are sealed as servants of God.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Asher 10 of 21 entities the graph connects to Asher, in 2 groups: kinship 8, events 2. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.IsraelChild of · 3 events · 2,578 versesJudahSibling of · 2 events · 1,023 versesLeviSibling of · 2 events · 329 versesJosephSibling of · 2 events · 197 versesBenjaminSibling of · 3 events · 166 versesReubenSibling of · 3 events · 86 versesGadSibling of · 5 events · 71 versesNaphtaliSibling of · 7 events · 50 versesKinshipManasseh7 events · 112 versesBashan3 events · 53 versesEventsAsher

    The 10 best-attested of 21 are drawn. All 21 are listed below.

    Ancestor of

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    Stands in the same events as

    and 55 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Asher happens All 8 places the claims about Asher reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Jordan, Kanah, Aznoth-tabor, Bashan, Heleph, Hukkok, Lakkum, Michmethath. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Asher there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.JordanKanahAznoth-taborBashanHelephHukkokLakkumMichmethath
    the PatriarchsAll 8 places the claims about Asher reach

    The pattern

    Where Asher is named

    Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.

    Where the name is written across the corpus. 46 verses across 13 of 66 books; 53 write the name nowhere. OLD TESTAMENT · 39 BOOKSNEW TESTAMENT · 27 BOOKSNUMBERS–JUDGES26 VERSES1–2 CHRONICLES7 VERSESEZEKIEL4 VERSES11 books and 399 chapters with no mentionBOOK WIDTH = CHAPTER COUNT Where the name is written across the corpus. 46 verses across 13 of 66 books; 53 write the name nowhere. OT · 39 BOOKSNT · 27 BOOKSNUMBERS–JUDGES26 VERSES1–2 CHRONICLES7 VERSESEZEKIEL4 VERSES11 books with no mentionBOOK WIDTH = CHAPTER COUNT
    Asher is named in 46 verses, and the name is written 48 times in them — occurrences of the name in the Hebrew or Greek, counted in the versification of the Berean Standard Bible (v5.7). Every book of the corpus is drawn, its width its share of the 1,189 chapters. 53 of the 66 books never write it. A verse that tells of this subject without writing the name is not counted here.

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 46, across 13 books. The name is written 48 times in them.

    1. Genesis4 verses

      30:1335:2646:1749:20

    2. Exodus1 verse

      1:4

    3. Numbers11 verses

      1:131:401:412:277:7210:2613:1326:4426:4626:4734:27

    4. Deuteronomy2 verses

      27:1333:24

    5. Joshua8 verses

      17:717:1017:1119:2419:3119:3421:621:30

    6. Judges5 verses

      1:311:325:176:357:23

    7. 2 Samuel1 verse

      2:9

    8. 1 Kings1 verse

      4:16

    9. 1 Chronicles6 verses

      2:26:626:747:307:4012:36

    10. 2 Chronicles1 verse

      30:11

    11. Ezekiel4 verses

      27:648:248:348:34

    12. Luke1 verse

      2:36

    13. Revelation1 verse

      7:6

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Dinah and Issachar, and 6 moreLeahWife of Jacob; mother of six sons and Dinahvia Dan and Naphtali, and 1 moreBilhahRachel's maidservant and mother of Dan and Naphtalivia Benjamin and Joseph, and 1 moreRachelWife of Jacob; mother of Joseph and Benjaminvia Joseph and IsraelJoseph BrothersJoseph Brothers is a group attested across 28 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Judah and IsraelAbrahamPatriarch, chosen by God to father His peoplevia Benjamin and IsraelJacob SonsJacob Sons is a group attested across 28 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via BeriahHeberSon of Beriah, grandson of Asher.via BeriahMalchielSon of Beriah, grandson of Asher.via DanHushimSon of Dan, ancestor of the Shuhamites.
    ElsewhereGenealogy of AsherEvery ancestor and every descendant the text names, both gospel lines where they differ.

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    Sources

    What this rests on