Asher

Asher
אָשֵׁר
Painting by Francisco de Zurbarán (from Jacob and his twelve sons, c. 1640–45)
PronunciationAsher
Born15 Shevat
Died20 Shevat (aged 123)
Spouses
  • Adon (first wife)
  • Hadurah (second wife)
Children
Sons through Hadurah:
  • Imnah (son)
  • Ishvah (son)
  • Ishvi (son)
  • Beriah (son)
  • Serah (daughter)[1]
Parents
Relatives

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.