Asher

Summary

Asher is a human biblical figure^[1]. His place of birth was Paddan Aram^[2]. He draws 288 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #162 of 529).^[3]

Key Facts

• Asher was born in Paddan Aram^[2].
• Asher's father was Jacob^[4].
• Asher's mother was Zilpa^[5].
• A child of Asher was Serah^[6].
• A child of Asher was Ishuah^[7].
• A child of Asher was Jimnah^[8].
• A child of Asher was Ishvi^[9].
• A child of Asher was Beriah^[10].
• Asher's image is recorded as The Phillip Medhurst Picture Torah 267. Asher. Genesis cap 49 v 20. De Geyn.jpg^[11].
• Asher is recorded as male^[12].
• Asher's instance of is recorded as human biblical figure^[13].
• Asher's Commons category is recorded as Asher^[14].
• Asher's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01twg1^[15].
• Asher's Rodovid ID is recorded as 79496^[16].
• Asher's described by source is recorded as Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia^[17].
• Asher's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Asher's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Asher's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[20].
• Asher's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[21].
• Asher's described by source is recorded as Kościelna encyclopedia^[22].
• Asher's Jewish Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 10348^[23].
• Asher's present in work is recorded as Genesis 30^[24].
• Asher's present in work is recorded as Genesis 35^[25].
• Asher's present in work is recorded as Genesis 46^[26].
• Asher's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 152485^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Paddan Aram^[2], Asher… his father was Jacob^[4]. His mother was Zilpa^[5].

Personal Life

Children include Serah^[6], a human biblical figure^[28]; Ishuah^[7], a human biblical figure^[29]; Jimnah^[8], a human biblical figure^[30]; Ishvi^[9], a human biblical figure^[31]; and Beriah^[10], a human biblical figure^[32].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Asher include Tribe of him^[33], a tribe^[34].

Why It Matters

Asher draws 288 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #162 of 529).^[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for him include Tribe of him^[33], a tribe^[34].

FAQs

Where was Asher born?

Asher was born in Paddan Aram^[2].

Who were Asher's parents?

Asher's father was Jacob^[4]. Asher's mother was Zilpa^[5].