Genesis 49
BlessingJacob associates Asher with rich food and royal delicacies.
Blessings
What the text gives
Deuteronomy 33
BlessingMoses blesses Asher with favor, abundance, and strength for his days.
Territory
Joshua allotment
Asher stretches along the northern coast, with its border moving through Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, Allammelech, Amad, Mishal, Carmel, and Shihor Libnath.
Joshua names towns toward Tyre and Sidon, including Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob.
The passage counts twenty two cities with their villages.
Where It Matters
Jacob's blessing pictures Asher with rich food, and Anna the prophetess is later named from Asher.
Levitical Cities
Asher gave Mishal, Abdon, Helkath, and Rehob to the Levites.
MishalAbdonHelkathRehob
Notable Members
Named in Scripture
Anna
Anna the prophetess is explicitly identified from the tribe of Asher.