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Asher (Hebrew: ×ָשֵ×ר, Standard AÅ¡er Tiberian ʾĀšēr), in the Book of Genesis, is the second son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the founder of the Tribe of Asher. Ashar is also a place in Israel. Asher comes from the Hebrew word Osher meaning "happy" or "blessing" (See Gen. 30:13), but others associated the origin of the name with the goddess Asherah. [Metzeger, Bruce M. (ed); , Michael D. Coogan (ed) (1993). The Oxford Companion to the Bible. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-504645-5. ] Asher played a role in the plot to sell his brother Joseph into slavery.(Gen. 37:23-36) Asher and his four sons and daughter settled in Canaan.
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