23 Bible Verses About Asher

The scriptural passages pertaining to Asher invite not just historical study, but a deeper apprehension of God's design. Through these verses, the sacred narrative unfolds, showing how this tribe played its part within the divine unfolding. To contemplate Asher in light of scripture is to glimpse the vast panorama of God's plan, where every detail, seemingly small, contributes to the grand work of redemption. This pursuit offers spiritual insight, revealing the timeless wisdom embedded within these ancient accounts for our present walk of faith.

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And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

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And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.

Genesis 30:13KJV

And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites.

Judges 7:23KJV

And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan–aram.

Genesis 35:26KJV

Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.

Genesis 49:20KJV

Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Exodus 1:4KJV

Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

Numbers 1:40KJV

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

Numbers 1:41KJV

And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.

Numbers 2:27KJV

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran.

Numbers 10:26KJV

Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.

Numbers 13:13KJV

Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.

Numbers 26:44KJV

And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah.

Numbers 26:46KJV

These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them; who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

Numbers 26:47KJV

And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.

Numbers 34:27KJV

And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

Deuteronomy 27:13KJV

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.

Deuteronomy 33:24KJV

Southward it was Ephraim’s, and northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east.

Joshua 17:10KJV

And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.

Joshua 19:24KJV

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

Joshua 19:31KJV

And then the coast turneth westward to Aznoth–tabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.

Joshua 19:34KJV

And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

Joshua 21:6KJV

And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,

Joshua 21:30KJV

Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:

1 Kings 4:16KJV

The passages concerning Asher reveal a promise of earthly bounty – land flowing with richness, feet dipped in oil, strength forged in metal. Yet, as with all earthly signs, their deeper resonance lies in pointing towards the inexhaustible goodness of the Divine Giver. The abundance promised to this tribe serves not merely as a historical description, but as a type of the spiritual plenitude available to those who walk in God's favor. Reflect upon these blessings: do they not call us to recognize the lavish provision in our own lives, seen and unseen? May we, like Asher, find our strength in enduring trust, our sustenance in the spiritual 'oil' of God's presence, and our portion full of the Lord's enduring favor, a richness far surpassing the yield of any earthly field.