The Tribe of Asher — the name, the blessing and the land
אָשֵׁר
Happiness and royal dainties — bread, oil, and strength for the days
What the tribe was
Asher — the name means happy — received the rich northern coast: 'his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.' Moses adds: 'let him dip his foot in oil,' and Asher's olive groves in western Galilee did exactly that; 'as thy days, so shall thy strength be' remains one of Scripture's most beloved promises. From this quiet tribe came Anna the prophetess, who at eighty-four departed not from the temple, and greeted the infant Messiah with thanksgiving (Luke 2:36-38).
Jacob's blessing — Gen 49:20
מֵאָשֵׁ֖ר שְׁמֵנָ֣ה לַחְמ֑וֹ וְה֥וּא יִתֵּ֖ן מַֽעֲדַנֵּי מֶֽלֶךְ
Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.
Moses' blessing — Deut 33:24-25
וּלְאָשֵׁ֣ר אָמַ֔ר בָּר֥וּךְ מִבָּנִ֖ים אָשֵׁ֑ר יְהִ֤י רְצוּי֙ אֶחָ֔יו וְטֹבֵ֥ל בַּשֶּׁ֖מֶן רַגְלֽוֹ
And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
בַּרְזֶ֥ל וּנְחֹ֖שֶׁת מִנְעָלֶ֑יךָ וּכְיָמֶ֖יךָ דָּבְאֶֽךָ
Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
Who came out of Asher
Anna the prophetess — Luke 2:36
Moments in the story
Josh 19:24The lot along the coast
Judg 5:17Asher continued on the sea shore
2Chr 30:11Asherites answer Hezekiah's Passover call
Luke 2:38Anna greets the Messiah
Every mention
Gen 30:13Gen 35:26Gen 46:17Gen 49:20Exod 1:4Num 1:13Num 1:40Num 1:41Num 2:27Num 7:72Num 10:26Num 13:13Num 26:44Num 26:46Num 26:47Num 34:27Deut 27:13Deut 33:24Josh 17:7Josh 17:10Josh 17:11Josh 19:24Josh 19:31Josh 19:34Josh 21:6Josh 21:30Judg 1:31Judg 5:17Judg 6:35Judg 7:231Kgs 4:161Chr 2:21Chr 6:471Chr 6:591Chr 7:301Chr 7:401Chr 12:372Chr 30:11Ezek 48:2Ezek 48:3Ezek 48:34